Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) in Colombia
Colombia: Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) was 48,722 number in 2014. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Colombia, 1983–2014
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2014, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Colombia stood at 48,722 number.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Colombia peaked at 55,284 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5,694 number, in 1984.
Colombia ranks 27th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 8,821 number | — |
| 1984 | 5,694 number | -35.4% |
| 1992 | 19,022 number | +234.1% |
| 1995 | 33,586 number | +76.6% |
| 1996 | 43,736 number | +30.2% |
| 1998 | 55,091 number | +26.0% |
| 1999 | 55,284 number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 50,212 number | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 49,370 number | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 48,360 number | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 48,294 number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 47,783 number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 47,685 number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 46,653 number | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 46,735 number | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 47,117 number | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 47,019 number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 49,121 number | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 50,748 number | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 47,190 number | -7.0% |
| 2014 | 48,722 number | +3.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 48,722 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,188 number, 6.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 48,722 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 5,751 number, 8.5× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number) (Teachers female) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +234.1% | 5,694 number | 19,022 number |
| 1995 | +76.6% | 19,022 number | 33,586 number |
| 1984 | -35.4% | 8,821 number | 5,694 number |
| 1996 | +30.2% | 33,586 number | 43,736 number |
| 1998 | +26.0% | 43,736 number | 55,091 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7,258 number | 5,694 number | 8,821 number | 2 |
| 1990s | 41,344 number | 19,022 number | 55,284 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 48,023 number | 46,653 number | 50,212 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 48,560 number | 47,019 number | 50,748 number | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.68 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Colombia?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Colombia was 48,722 number in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 55,284 number in 1999.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,694 number in 1984.
- How does Colombia rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Colombia ranks 27th out of 179 countries with data for 2014.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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 pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.