Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Colombia
Colombia: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 46.2% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Colombia, 2002–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Colombia stood at 46.2%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Colombia peaked at 49.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 45.0%, in 2011.
Colombia ranks 99th of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 48.5% | — |
| 2004 | 49.6% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 47.4% | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 47.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 47.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 45.0% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 45.6% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 46.0% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 46.1% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 46.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 46.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 46.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.2% | 47.3% | 49.6% | 4 |
| 2010s | 46.1% | 45.0% | 47.4% | 8 |
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 upper secondary education who are female in Colombia?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Colombia was 46.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 49.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.0% in 2011.
- How does Colombia rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Colombia ranks 99th out of 131 countries with data for 2017.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the upper secondary level in a given school year. 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.