Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Colombia
Colombia: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita was 0.0027 units per person in 2022. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Colombia, 1970–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2022, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Colombia stood at 0.0027 units per person.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Colombia peaked at 0.0045 units per person in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0026 units per person, in 2021.
That places Colombia 146th out of 200 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita in Colombia, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0032 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0033 units per person | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 0.0041 units per person | +26.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0041 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.0036 units per person | -11.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0036 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0038 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 0.0041 units per person | +7.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0045 units per person | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0043 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0039 units per person | -9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0038 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0037 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0035 units per person | -6.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0034 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0032 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0032 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0032 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0031 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0031 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0032 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0032 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0031 units per person | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.003 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.003 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.003 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0029 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0027 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0026 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0027 units per person | +2.2% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.0027 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0038 units per person, 70% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.0027 units per person is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0044 units per person, 61% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +26.4% | 0.0033 units per person | 0.0041 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0033 units per person | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0036 units per person | 0.0041 units per person | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.0042 units per person | 0.0038 units per person | 0.0045 units per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.0035 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.0031 units per person | 0.0029 units per person | 0.0032 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0027 units per person | 0.0026 units per person | 0.0027 units per person | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 143 Egypt 0.0027 units per person compare
- 144 Timor-Leste 0.0027 units per person compare
- 145 Rwanda 0.0027 units per person compare
- 147 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0026 units per person compare
- 148 El Salvador 0.0026 units per person compare
- 149 Korea 0.0026 units per person compare
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 0.0027 units per person in 2022, 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 units per person in 1998.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0026 units per person in 2021.
- How does Colombia rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita?
- Colombia ranks 146th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. 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.