Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Colombia
Colombia: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 62,087 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Colombia, 1975–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 62,087 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 99.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Colombia peaked at 72,533 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 2,934 number, in 1975.
Colombia ranks 17th of 159 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Colombia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 2,934 number | — |
| 1977 | 4,469 number | +52.3% |
| 1978 | 4,950 number | +10.8% |
| 1979 | 5,050 number | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 6,184 number | +22.5% |
| 1981 | 7,136 number | +15.4% |
| 1982 | 8,232 number | +15.4% |
| 1984 | 9,465 number | +15.0% |
| 1985 | 10,494 number | +10.9% |
| 1986 | 10,217 number | -2.6% |
| 1987 | 10,327 number | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 11,552 number | +11.9% |
| 1989 | 13,066 number | +13.1% |
| 1990 | 13,965 number | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 14,074 number | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 14,653 number | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 16,887 number | +15.2% |
| 1997 | 23,636 number | +40.0% |
| 1999 | 29,019 number | +22.8% |
| 2000 | 27,226 number | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 30,117 number | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 27,538 number | -8.6% |
| 2004 | 29,066 number | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 32,154 number | +10.6% |
| 2006 | 30,824 number | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 31,155 number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 72,533 number | +132.8% |
| 2013 | 41,975 number | -42.1% |
| 2014 | 52,159 number | +24.3% |
| 2015 | 54,924 number | +5.3% |
| 2016 | 56,633 number | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 62,087 number | +9.6% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 62,087 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,006 number, 7.8× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Colombia's 62,087 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 862 number, 72.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +132.8% | 31,155 number | 72,533 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4,351 number | 2,934 number | 5,050 number | 4 |
| 1980s | 9,630 number | 6,184 number | 13,066 number | 9 |
| 1990s | 18,706 number | 13,965 number | 29,019 number | 6 |
| 2000s | 35,077 number | 27,226 number | 72,533 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 53,556 number | 41,975 number | 62,087 number | 5 |
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 tertiary education programmes, female in Colombia?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Colombia was 62,087 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 72,533 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,934 number in 1975.
- How does Colombia rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
- Colombia ranks 17th out of 159 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.