Secondary education, teachers in Colombia
Colombia: Secondary education, teachers was 190,940 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Colombia, 1970–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers in Colombia is 190,940, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Colombia peaked at 200,567 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 43,695, in 1970.
Colombia ranks 36th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 43,695 | — |
| 1971 | 45,706 | +4.6% |
| 1972 | 47,419 | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 62,000 | +30.7% |
| 1974 | 66,334 | +7.0% |
| 1975 | 70,451 | +6.2% |
| 1976 | 75,468 | +7.1% |
| 1977 | 79,742 | +5.7% |
| 1978 | 80,112 | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 83,134 | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 85,135 | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 87,449 | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 90,171 | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 90,006 | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 93,121 | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 95,981 | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 107,084 | +11.6% |
| 1987 | 109,933 | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 112,386 | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 114,839 | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 119,742 | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 130,514 | +9.0% |
| 1993 | 134,161 | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 140,181 | +4.5% |
| 1995 | 143,731 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 169,816 | +18.1% |
| 1999 | 200,337 | +18.0% |
| 2000 | 185,924 | -7.2% |
| 2001 | 177,177 | -4.7% |
| 2002 | 177,940 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 164,340 | -7.6% |
| 2005 | 164,194 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 164,783 | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 185,618 | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 187,275 | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 187,124 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 200,567 | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 193,087 | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 192,562 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 193,884 | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 181,041 | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 182,714 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 183,952 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 187,993 | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 186,424 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 188,022 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 190,940 | +1.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 190,940 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34,286, 5.6× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 190,940 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 12,739, 15.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | +30.7% | 47,419 | 62,000 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 65,406 | 43,695 | 83,134 | 10 |
| 1980s | 98,610 | 85,135 | 114,839 | 10 |
| 1990s | 148,355 | 119,742 | 200,337 | 7 |
| 2000s | 175,906 | 164,194 | 187,275 | 8 |
| 2010s | 189,214 | 181,041 | 200,567 | 9 |
| 2020s | 188,462 | 186,424 | 190,940 | 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 secondary education, teachers in Colombia?
- Secondary education, teachers in Colombia was 190,940 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 200,567 in 2011.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,695 in 1970.
- How does Colombia rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Colombia ranks 36th out of 201 countries with data for 2022.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Secondary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at secondary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.