Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Colombia
Colombia: Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female was 96.7% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Colombia, 1983–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Colombia is 96.7%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Colombia peaked at 96.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 59.9%, in 1984.
That places Colombia 107th out of 195 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 96.5% | — |
| 1984 | 59.9% | -37.9% |
| 1992 | 96.3% | +60.7% |
| 1995 | 95.9% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 95.3% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 94.5% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 94.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 94.1% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 95.1% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 92.9% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 95.6% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 96.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 96.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 97.9%, 99% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 96.7% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 97.7%, 99% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +60.7% | 59.9% | 96.3% |
| 1984 | -37.9% | 96.5% | 59.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.2% | 59.9% | 96.5% | 2 |
| 1990s | 95.3% | 94.5% | 96.3% | 5 |
| 2000s | 95.5% | 94.1% | 96.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 95.5% | 92.9% | 96.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 96.6% | 96.6% | 96.7% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 190,940 (2022)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 234,939 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 963,182 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 937,684 (2022)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.14 million (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.2 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.08 units per person (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Colombia?
- Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female in Colombia was 96.7% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.9% in 1984.
- How does Colombia rank for percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female?
- Colombia ranks 107th out of 195 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in pre-primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release