Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Colombia
Colombia: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female was 77.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
77.0%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
108th
of 212 countries
All-time high
79.8%
in 1992
All-time low
76.5%
in 2006
Years of data
31
1970–2022
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Colombia, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Colombia stood at 77.0%.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 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.
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 77.2% | — |
| 1971 | 77.1% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 79.0% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 79.0% | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 79.8% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 77.2% | -3.2% |
| 1998 | 77.0% | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 77.0% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 77.3% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 77.0% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 76.9% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 76.5% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 76.5% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 76.5% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 77.9% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 77.9% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 77.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 77.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 78.7% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 77.1% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 77.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 77.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 77.3% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 77.3% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 77.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 77.1% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 77.8% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 77.0% | -1.0% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 77.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.4%, 97% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 77.0% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.2%, 95% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
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
- 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 primary education who are female in Colombia?
- Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female in Colombia was 77.0% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 1992.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in primary education who are female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 2006.
- How does Colombia rank for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Colombia ranks 108th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 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, published as part of Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release