Primary education, teachers, per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0035 units per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Colombia, 1970–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.0035 units per person for primary education, teachers, per capita in 2022.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.0058 units per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 units per person, in 2021.
Colombia ranks 164th of 204 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0041 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0042 units per person | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0047 units per person | +11.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0049 units per person | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0051 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 0.0052 units per person | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0053 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0053 units per person | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0053 units per person | -0.2% |
| 1979 | 0.0055 units per person | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0052 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1981 | 0.0052 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 0.0048 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0048 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 0.0047 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0045 units per person | -3.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0045 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 0.0045 units per person | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.0045 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.0044 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.0044 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0043 units per person | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0048 units per person | +11.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0048 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0051 units per person | +6.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0053 units per person | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0053 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0058 units per person | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0056 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.005 units per person | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 0.005 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0048 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0045 units per person | -5.7% |
| 2005 | 0.0044 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0044 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0041 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0041 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0041 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 0.004 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0039 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0041 units per person | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0041 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.004 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0039 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0037 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0035 units per person | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0034 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0035 units per person | +3.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.0035 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0052 units per person, 67% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.0035 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0058 units per person, 60% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.005 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0055 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0051 units per person | 0.0043 units per person | 0.0058 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0045 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 0.005 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0035 units per person | 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 primary education, teachers, per capita in Colombia?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Colombia was 0.0035 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0058 units per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 units per person in 2021.
- How does Colombia rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 164th out of 204 countries with data for 2022.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.