Colombia vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes

Colombia
54,286 number
in 2017
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
866,230 number
in 2019
Colombia rank
38th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
36th

Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Colombia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 866,230 number against 54,286 number in Colombia, a difference of 811,944 number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 16.0 times Colombia's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Colombia ranks 38th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 134 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 54,436 number 752,717 number 698,281 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 57,894 number 879,818 number 821,924 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes, Colombia or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 866,230 number against 54,286 number in Colombia as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes between Colombia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
811,944 number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
12 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
How do Colombia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
Colombia ranks 38th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 134 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,952 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.