Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Colombia
Colombia: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 0.1255 units per square kilometre in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Colombia, 1970–2022
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Colombia is 0.1255 units per square kilometre, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Colombia peaked at 0.153 units per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0598 units per square kilometre, in 1970.
Colombia ranks 146th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Colombia, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0598 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0628 units per square kilometre | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0971 units per square kilometre | +54.8% |
| 1981 | 0.0981 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0946 units per square kilometre | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0968 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1168 units per square kilometre | +20.7% |
| 1996 | 0.135 units per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1998 | 0.153 units per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 0.1492 units per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.1375 units per square kilometre | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.1369 units per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 0.1342 units per square kilometre | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1297 units per square kilometre | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0.1289 units per square kilometre | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.1296 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.1259 units per square kilometre | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1263 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1267 units per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.127 units per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.1266 units per square kilometre | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1316 units per square kilometre | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1315 units per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1306 units per square kilometre | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.1287 units per square kilometre | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1274 units per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.1284 units per square kilometre | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1284 units per square kilometre | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1238 units per square kilometre | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 0.1215 units per square kilometre | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1255 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 0.1255 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3064 units per square kilometre, 41% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 0.1255 units per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4031 units per square kilometre, 31% of the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 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 | +54.8% | 0.0628 units per square kilometre | 0.0971 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0613 units per square kilometre | 0.0598 units per square kilometre | 0.0628 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0967 units per square kilometre | 0.0946 units per square kilometre | 0.0981 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.1385 units per square kilometre | 0.1168 units per square kilometre | 0.153 units per square kilometre | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.1306 units per square kilometre | 0.1259 units per square kilometre | 0.1375 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.1289 units per square kilometre | 0.1266 units per square kilometre | 0.1316 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.1236 units per square kilometre | 0.1215 units per square kilometre | 0.1255 units per square kilometre | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 143 Lithuania 0.1351 units per square kilometre compare
- 144 Kyrgyzstan 0.1305 units per square kilometre compare
- 145 Madagascar 0.1257 units per square kilometre compare
- 147 Senegal 0.125 units per square kilometre compare
- 148 Côte d'Ivoire 0.1229 units per square kilometre compare
- 149 Peru 0.1154 units 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 0.1255 units per square kilometre in 2022, 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 units 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 units per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Colombia rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- Colombia ranks 146th out of 200 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. 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.