Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.003 number per person in 2017. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Colombia, 1970–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per person.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Colombia stood at 0.003 number per person. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.0045 number per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.003 number per person, in 2017.
Colombia ranks 122nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | number per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0032 number per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0033 number per person | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0041 number per person | +26.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0041 number per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0036 number per person | -11.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0036 number per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0038 number per person | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0041 number per person | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0045 number per person | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0043 number per person | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0039 number per person | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0038 number per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0037 number per person | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 number per person | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 number per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0034 number per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0032 number per person | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0032 number per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0032 number per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0031 number per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0031 number per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0032 number per person | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0032 number per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0031 number per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.003 number per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.003 number per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.003 number per person | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0032 number per person | 0.0032 number per person | 0.0033 number per person | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0038 number per person | 0.0036 number per person | 0.0041 number per person | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.0042 number per person | 0.0038 number per person | 0.0045 number per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 number per person | 0.0032 number per person | 0.0039 number per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0031 number per person | 0.003 number per person | 0.0032 number per person | 8 |
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 teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Colombia?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Colombia was 0.003 number per person in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0045 number per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.003 number per person in 2017.
- How does Colombia rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Colombia ranks 122nd out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, female (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.