Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Colombia
Colombia: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 54,286 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Colombia, 2002–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 54,286 number for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in 2017.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.2% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Colombia peaked at 64,926 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 42,491 number, in 2004.
That places Colombia 38th out of 134 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Colombia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 46,007 number | — |
| 2004 | 42,491 number | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 64,320 number | +51.4% |
| 2009 | 64,926 number | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 64,835 number | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 60,896 number | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 59,289 number | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 59,309 number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 60,934 number | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 51,487 number | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 52,112 number | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 54,286 number | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54,436 number | 42,491 number | 64,926 number | 4 |
| 2010s | 57,894 number | 51,487 number | 64,835 number | 8 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7336 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,228 (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41,553 (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.32 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8138 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.15 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.6407 % change on previous year (2022)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Colombia?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Colombia was 54,286 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 64,926 number in 2009.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 42,491 number in 2004.
- How does Colombia rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Colombia ranks 38th out of 134 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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 upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.