Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Colombia
Colombia: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.1284 number per square kilometre in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Colombia, 1970–2017
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 0.1284 number per square kilometre for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in 2017.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Colombia peaked at 0.153 number per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0598 number per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Colombia 133rd out of 196 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Colombia, year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0598 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0628 number per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0971 number per square kilometre | +54.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0981 number per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0946 number per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0968 number per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1168 number per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1996 | 0.135 number per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1998 | 0.153 number per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1492 number per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1375 number per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1369 number per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1342 number per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1297 number per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1289 number per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1296 number per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1259 number per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1263 number per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1267 number per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.127 number per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1266 number per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1316 number per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1315 number per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1306 number per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1287 number per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1274 number per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1284 number per square kilometre | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0613 number per square kilometre | 0.0598 number per square kilometre | 0.0628 number per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0967 number per square kilometre | 0.0946 number per square kilometre | 0.0981 number per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.1385 number per square kilometre | 0.1168 number per square kilometre | 0.153 number per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.1306 number per square kilometre | 0.1259 number per square kilometre | 0.1375 number per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.129 number per square kilometre | 0.1266 number per square kilometre | 0.1316 number per square kilometre | 8 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 130 Bahamas 0.141 number per square kilometre compare
- 131 Sweden 0.1392 number per square kilometre compare
- 132 Lithuania 0.1314 number per square kilometre compare
- 134 Togo 0.1272 number per square kilometre compare
- 135 Benin 0.1255 number per square kilometre compare
- 136 Fiji 0.1195 number per square kilometre 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 square kilometre in Colombia?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Colombia was 0.1284 number per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.153 number per square kilometre in 1998.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0598 number per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Colombia rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- Colombia ranks 133rd out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre. 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 Land area (sq. km), 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) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.