Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Colombia
Colombia: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 50.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Colombia, 1971–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Colombia stood at 50.6%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Colombia peaked at 51.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 1971.
Colombia ranks 145th of 210 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 38.7% | — |
| 1972 | 40.6% | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 41.5% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 42.1% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 41.5% | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 42.1% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 42.0% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 42.8% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 42.8% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 43.9% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 48.1% | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 49.5% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 49.8% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 50.6% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 50.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 51.6% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50.1% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 50.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 50.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 51.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 51.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 51.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 51.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 51.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 50.5% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 50.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 50.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 50.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.1% | 38.7% | 42.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 42.9% | 42.0% | 43.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 48.8% | 48.1% | 49.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 49.8% | 51.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 50.1% | 51.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 50.5% | 50.3% | 50.6% | 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 secondary education who are female in Colombia?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Colombia was 50.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 1971.
- How does Colombia rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Colombia ranks 145th out of 210 countries with data for 2022.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release