Secondary education, teachers in Colombia
Colombia: Secondary education, teachers was 50.6% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Colombia, 1971–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 50.6% for secondary education, teachers in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Colombia peaked at 51.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 38.7%, in 1971.
That places Colombia 137th out of 198 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 38.7% | — |
| 1972 | 40.6% | +4.8% |
| 1975 | 41.5% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 42.1% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 41.5% | -1.4% |
| 1979 | 42.1% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 42.0% | -0.2% |
| 1981 | 42.8% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 42.8% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 43.9% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 48.1% | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 49.5% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 49.8% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 50.6% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 50.4% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 51.6% | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50.1% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 50.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 50.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 51.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 51.5% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 51.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 51.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 51.1% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 50.5% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 50.3% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 50.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 50.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.1% | 38.7% | 42.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 42.9% | 42.0% | 43.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 48.8% | 48.1% | 49.5% | 2 |
| 2000s | 50.7% | 49.8% | 51.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 50.1% | 51.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 50.5% | 50.3% | 50.6% | 3 |
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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 in Colombia?
- Secondary education, teachers in Colombia was 50.6% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.7% in 1971.
- How does Colombia rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Colombia ranks 137th out of 198 countries with data for 2022.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.