Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Colombia
Colombia: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 35,310 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Colombia, 2002–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 35,310 for teachers in upper secondary education, male in 2022. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, male in Colombia peaked at 35,310 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21,408, in 2004.
That places Colombia 36th out of 151 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 23,711 | — |
| 2004 | 21,408 | -9.7% |
| 2007 | 33,826 | +58.0% |
| 2009 | 34,210 | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 34,087 | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 33,514 | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 32,247 | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 32,036 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 32,816 | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 27,691 | -15.6% |
| 2016 | 28,057 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 29,213 | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 29,085 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 34,486 | +18.6% |
| 2021 | 34,810 | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 35,310 | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28,289 | 21,408 | 34,210 | 4 |
| 2010s | 30,972 | 27,691 | 34,087 | 9 |
| 2020s | 34,869 | 34,486 | 35,310 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2022)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 180,781 (2022)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 69.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 20.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in Colombia?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Colombia was 35,310 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 35,310 in 2022.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21,408 in 2004.
- How does Colombia rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
- Colombia ranks 36th out of 151 countries with data for 2022.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release