Share of primary school teachers who are women in Colombia
Colombia: Share of primary school teachers who are women was 77.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of primary school teachers who are women in Colombia, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 77.0% for share of primary school teachers who are women in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary school teachers who are women in Colombia peaked at 79.8% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 2006.
Colombia ranks 108th of 212 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.1% | 77.1% | 77.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 79.0% | 79.0% | 79.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 77.8% | 77.0% | 79.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 77.1% | 76.5% | 77.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 77.5% | 77.1% | 78.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 77.5% | 77.0% | 77.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 180,781 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.63 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary school teachers who are women in Colombia?
- Share of primary school teachers who are women in Colombia was 77.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of primary school teachers who are women recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 2006.
- How does Colombia rank for share of primary school teachers who are women?
- Colombia ranks 108th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of primary school teachers who are women rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary school teachers who are women. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female teachers among all teachers at the primary education level during a given school year.