Secondary education, teachers, female in Colombia
Colombia: Secondary education, teachers, female was 96,645 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, female in Colombia, 1971–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Colombia recorded 96,645 for secondary education, teachers, female in 2022.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, female in Colombia peaked at 101,617 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 17,690, in 1971.
Colombia ranks 37th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 17,690 | — |
| 1972 | 19,243 | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 29,237 | +51.9% |
| 1977 | 33,571 | +14.8% |
| 1978 | 33,246 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 34,999 | +5.3% |
| 1980 | 35,756 | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 37,428 | +4.7% |
| 1982 | 38,593 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 39,500 | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 81,661 | +106.7% |
| 1999 | 99,102 | +21.4% |
| 2000 | 92,663 | -6.5% |
| 2001 | 89,628 | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 89,649 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 84,771 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 84,696 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 85,017 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 93,004 | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 93,616 | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 93,793 | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 101,617 | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 99,458 | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 99,154 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 99,906 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 93,148 | -6.8% |
| 2016 | 93,691 | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 93,956 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 94,989 | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 93,813 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 94,978 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 96,645 | +1.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, female in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +106.7% | 39,500 | 81,661 |
| 1975 | +51.9% | 19,243 | 29,237 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27,998 | 17,690 | 34,999 | 6 |
| 1980s | 37,819 | 35,756 | 39,500 | 4 |
| 1990s | 90,382 | 81,661 | 99,102 | 2 |
| 2000s | 89,130 | 84,696 | 93,616 | 8 |
| 2010s | 96,635 | 93,148 | 101,617 | 9 |
| 2020s | 95,145 | 93,813 | 96,645 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 34 South Africa 109,909 compare
- 35 Democratic Republic of Congo 109,250 compare
- 36 Peru 103,599 compare
- 38 Romania 92,343 compare
- 39 Azerbaijan 91,161 compare
- 40 Canada 89,558 compare
More education data for Colombia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.68 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, female in Colombia?
- Secondary education, teachers, female in Colombia was 96,645 in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 101,617 in 2011.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,690 in 1971.
- How does Colombia rank for secondary education, teachers, female?
- Colombia ranks 37th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is secondary education, teachers, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers, female, refers to the total number of female teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.