Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Colombia
Colombia: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 68,883 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Colombia, 2002–2017
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Colombia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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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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.