Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Colombia
Colombia: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 129,666 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Colombia, 2002–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 129,666 number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2017.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Colombia peaked at 139,671 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 121,298 number, in 2007.
Colombia ranks 23rd of 141 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Colombia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 131,933 number | — |
| 2004 | 121,849 number | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 121,298 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 122,349 number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 122,289 number | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 139,671 number | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 133,798 number | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 133,253 number | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 132,950 number | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 129,554 number | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 130,602 number | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 129,666 number | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 124,357 number | 121,298 number | 131,933 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 131,473 number | 122,289 number | 139,671 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 150,037 number compare
- 21 Iran, Islamic Republic of 147,508 number compare
- 22 Spain 139,938 number compare
- 24 Ghana 128,074 number compare
- 25 Thailand 119,038 number compare
- 26 Saudi Arabia 117,774 number compare
More education data for Colombia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.54 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.42 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.74 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.90 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.17 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Colombia?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Colombia was 129,666 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 139,671 number in 2011.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 121,298 number in 2007.
- How does Colombia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Colombia ranks 23rd out of 141 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.