Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Colombia
Colombia: Teachers in primary education, male (number) was 41,553 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Colombia, 1970–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 41,553 for teachers in primary education, male in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Colombia peaked at 50,709 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 19,635, in 1970.
Colombia ranks 47th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19,635 | — |
| 1971 | 20,649 | +5.2% |
| 1980 | 28,637 | +38.7% |
| 1981 | 28,906 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 27,926 | -3.4% |
| 1986 | 28,544 | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 32,879 | +15.2% |
| 1996 | 44,134 | +34.2% |
| 1998 | 50,709 | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 49,420 | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 44,854 | -9.2% |
| 2001 | 45,334 | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 44,734 | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 44,206 | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 43,920 | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 44,167 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 39,589 | -10.4% |
| 2008 | 39,708 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 40,213 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 39,873 | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 38,064 | -4.5% |
| 2012 | 43,269 | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 42,577 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 42,091 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 41,959 | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 41,594 | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 41,876 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 42,258 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 39,125 | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 38,447 | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 41,553 | +8.1% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 41,553 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,188, 9.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 41,553 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,154, 13.2× the median. (38 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (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 | +38.7% | 20,649 | 28,637 |
| 1996 | +34.2% | 32,879 | 44,134 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20,142 | 19,635 | 20,649 | 2 |
| 1980s | 28,503 | 27,926 | 28,906 | 4 |
| 1990s | 44,286 | 32,879 | 50,709 | 4 |
| 2000s | 42,969 | 39,589 | 45,334 | 9 |
| 2010s | 41,507 | 38,064 | 43,269 | 9 |
| 2020s | 39,708 | 38,447 | 41,553 | 3 |
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, male in Colombia?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Colombia was 41,553 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 50,709 in 1998.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19,635 in 1970.
- How does Colombia rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Colombia ranks 47th out of 212 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release