Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Colombia
Colombia: Teachers in primary education, female (number) was 142,508 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Colombia, 1970–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2017, teachers in primary education, female in Colombia stood at 142,508 number.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Colombia peaked at 169,808 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 66,370 number, in 1970.
Colombia ranks 32nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 66,370 number | — |
| 1971 | 69,622 number | +4.9% |
| 1980 | 107,744 number | +54.8% |
| 1981 | 108,815 number | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 105,014 number | -3.5% |
| 1986 | 107,380 number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 129,566 number | +20.7% |
| 1996 | 149,777 number | +15.6% |
| 1998 | 169,808 number | +13.4% |
| 1999 | 165,491 number | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 152,520 number | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 151,900 number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 148,893 number | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 143,941 number | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 142,978 number | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 143,753 number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 139,697 number | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 140,098 number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 140,593 number | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 140,887 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 140,486 number | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 146,066 number | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 145,885 number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 144,951 number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 142,832 number | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 141,325 number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 142,508 number | +0.8% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 142,508 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23,661 number, 6.0× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 142,508 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 14,524 number, 9.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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% | 69,622 number | 107,744 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67,996 number | 66,370 number | 69,622 number | 2 |
| 1980s | 107,238 number | 105,014 number | 108,815 number | 4 |
| 1990s | 153,660 number | 129,566 number | 169,808 number | 4 |
| 2000s | 144,930 number | 139,697 number | 152,520 number | 9 |
| 2010s | 143,118 number | 140,486 number | 146,066 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 29 Malaysia 163,862 number compare
- 30 Democratic Republic of Congo 155,673 number compare
- 31 Peru 142,779 number compare
- 33 Kenya 133,885 number compare
- 34 South Korea 128,820 number compare
- 35 Saudi Arabia 120,830 number compare
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 primary education, female in Colombia?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Colombia was 142,508 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 169,808 number in 1998.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66,370 number in 1970.
- How does Colombia rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Colombia ranks 32nd out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in primary education, female 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private 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.