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

Colombia
54,286 number
in 2017
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
849,509 number
in 2019
Colombia rank
38th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
37th

Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Colombia
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 849,509 number against 54,286 number in Colombia, a difference of 795,223 number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 15.6 times Colombia's.

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

Colombia ranks 38th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 37th of 134 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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 (IDA & IBRD) Difference Ahead
2000s 54,436 number 747,515 number 693,079 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 57,894 number 871,248 number 813,354 number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

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 (IDA & IBRD)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 849,509 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 (IDA & IBRD)?
795,223 number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
12 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2017.
How do Colombia and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
Colombia ranks 38th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 37th 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.