Colombia vs Latin America & Caribbean: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female

Colombia
62,087 number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean
801,354 number
in 2019
Colombia rank
17th
Latin America & Caribbean rank
18th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time

  • Colombia
  • Latin America & Caribbean
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean currently reports 801,354 number against 62,087 number in Colombia, a difference of 739,267 number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean's figure about 12.9 times Colombia's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 17th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th of 159 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Latin America & Caribbean Difference Ahead
1970s 4,351 number 88,320 number 83,969 number Latin America & Caribbean
1980s 9,630 number 169,003 number 159,372 number Latin America & Caribbean
1990s 18,706 number 253,158 number 234,452 number Latin America & Caribbean
2000s 35,077 number 498,302 number 463,225 number Latin America & Caribbean
2010s 53,556 number 750,758 number 697,202 number Latin America & Caribbean

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, female, Colombia or Latin America & Caribbean?
Latin America & Caribbean, at 801,354 number against 62,087 number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, female between Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean?
739,267 number, with Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean?
32 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do Colombia and Latin America & Caribbean rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
Colombia ranks 17th and Latin America & Caribbean ranks 18th 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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About this data

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.