Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Colombia
Colombia: Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education was 97.4% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Colombia, 2013–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Colombia stood at 97.4%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.9% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Colombia peaked at 97.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 88.6%, in 2021.
That places Colombia 44th out of 87 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.1% | 91.6% | 97.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 93.0% | 88.6% | 97.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
- Primary education, teachers 180,781 (2022)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.63 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.4% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Colombia?
- Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Colombia was 97.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.6% in 2021.
- How does Colombia rank for share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education?
- Colombia ranks 44th out of 87 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education who meet the minimum academic qualifications required in the subject they teach at that level in a given country.