Colombia vs North America: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female

Colombia
62,087 number
in 2018
North America
864,072 number
in 2018
Colombia rank
17th
North America rank
16th

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female over time

  • Colombia
  • North America
0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k197419962018

How they compare

North America currently reports 864,072 number against 62,087 number in Colombia, a difference of 801,985 number.

That makes North America's figure about 13.9 times Colombia's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, North America has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 17th and North America ranks 16th of 159 countries.

North America has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia North America Difference Ahead
1970s 4,351 number 215,935 number 211,584 number North America
1980s 9,630 number 274,788 number 265,157 number North America
1990s 18,706 number 390,980 number 372,274 number North America
2000s 35,077 number 597,083 number 562,006 number North America
2010s 53,556 number 867,187 number 813,631 number North America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in tertiary education programmes, female, Colombia or North America?
North America, at 864,072 number against 62,087 number in Colombia as of 2018.
What is the difference in teachers in tertiary education programmes, female between Colombia and North America?
801,985 number, with North America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and North America?
32 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2018.
How do Colombia and North America rank globally for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
Colombia ranks 17th and North America ranks 16th 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.