Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0037 units per person in 2022. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Colombia, 1970–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2022, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Colombia stood at 0.0037 units per person.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.0052 units per person in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.0021 units per person, in 1970.
That places Colombia 158th out of 201 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0021 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0021 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 0.0022 units per person | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0028 units per person | +27.8% |
| 1974 | 0.0029 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1975 | 0.003 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0032 units per person | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0033 units per person | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 0.0032 units per person | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0033 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0033 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 0.0033 units per person | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 0.0033 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0032 units per person | -2.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0033 units per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.0033 units per person | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0036 units per person | +9.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0036 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.0036 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0036 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0036 units per person | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 0.0039 units per person | +6.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0039 units per person | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.004 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.004 units per person | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0047 units per person | +16.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0052 units per person | +11.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0048 units per person | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0045 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0044 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.004 units per person | -10.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0039 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0039 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0043 units per person | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0044 units per person | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0042 units per person | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0042 units per person | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0042 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0039 units per person | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0039 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0038 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0038 units per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0037 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0037 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0037 units per person | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0028 units per person | 0.0021 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0034 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0052 units per person | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 0.0048 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0041 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0044 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 0.0037 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Colombia?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Colombia was 0.0037 units per person in 2022, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0052 units per person in 1999.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0021 units per person in 1970.
- How does Colombia rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Colombia ranks 158th out of 201 countries with data for 2022.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary 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.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary 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
Secondary 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.