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

Colombia
62,087 number
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
686,318 number
in 2019
Colombia rank
17th
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
21st

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time

  • Colombia
  • Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197519972019

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 686,318 number against 62,087 number in Colombia, a difference of 624,231 number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 11.1 times Colombia's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 17th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st of 159 countries.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1990s 29,019 number 488,624 number 459,605 number Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 35,077 number 634,742 number 599,665 number Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 53,556 number 720,143 number 666,587 number Europe & Central Asia (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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), at 686,318 number against 62,087 number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, female between Colombia and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
624,231 number, with Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
14 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
Colombia ranks 17th and Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 21st 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.