Colombia vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female

Colombia
62,087 number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1.09 million number
in 2012
Colombia rank
17th
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
15th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time

  • Colombia
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 1.09 million number against 62,087 number in Colombia, a difference of 1.03 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 17.6 times Colombia's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 17th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th of 159 countries.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 4,351 number 85,546 number 81,195 number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 9,630 number 176,515 number 166,884 number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 18,706 number 279,203 number 260,498 number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 35,077 number 703,151 number 668,075 number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, female, Colombia or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 1.09 million number against 62,087 number in Colombia as of 2012.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, female between Colombia and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
1.03 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
27 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2009.
How do Colombia and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
Colombia ranks 17th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 15th of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 4,731 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.