Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Colombia

Colombia: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 68,883 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
68,883 number
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
24th
of 138 countries
All-time high
74,235 number
in 2011
All-time low
62,510 number
in 2007
Years of data
12
2002–2017

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Colombia, 2002–2017

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2002200920172002: 67.4k number2004: 63.7k number2007: 62.5k number2009: 62.9k number2010: 63.0k number2011: 74.2k number2012: 72.4k number2013: 71.9k number2014: 71.8k number2015: 69.4k number2016: 69.6k number2017: 68.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 68,883 number for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Colombia peaked at 74,235 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 62,510 number, in 2007.

That places Colombia 24th out of 138 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number) in Colombia, 2002 to 2017.
Year number Change
2002 67,353 number
2004 63,688 number -5.4%
2007 62,510 number -1.8%
2009 62,900 number +0.6%
2010 63,045 number +0.2%
2011 74,235 number +17.7%
2012 72,416 number -2.5%
2013 71,881 number -0.7%
2014 71,788 number -0.1%
2015 69,352 number -3.4%
2016 69,636 number +0.4%
2017 68,883 number -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 64,113 number 62,510 number 67,353 number 4
2010s 70,154 number 63,045 number 74,235 number 8

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 21 Nigeria 81,472 number compare
  2. 22 Iran 77,889 number compare
  3. 23 South Korea 72,568 number compare
  4. 25 Poland 65,167 number compare
  5. 26 Saudi Arabia 60,674 number compare
  6. 27 Sri Lanka 60,052 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Colombia?
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Colombia was 68,883 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 74,235 number in 2011.
What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 62,510 number in 2007.
How does Colombia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
Colombia ranks 24th out of 138 countries with data for 2017.
Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 2,960 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female 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.