Tertiary education, academic staff in Colombia
Colombia: Tertiary education, academic staff was 40.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Colombia, 1975–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 40.3% for tertiary education, academic staff in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Colombia peaked at 65.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 1975.
Colombia ranks 94th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 13.9% | — |
| 1977 | 17.9% | +29.1% |
| 1978 | 18.9% | +5.4% |
| 1979 | 18.6% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 19.9% | +7.0% |
| 1981 | 20.5% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 21.4% | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 22.7% | +6.2% |
| 1985 | 24.3% | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 23.6% | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 23.3% | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 24.1% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 25.3% | +4.9% |
| 1990 | 26.6% | +5.4% |
| 1991 | 26.0% | -2.4% |
| 1992 | 26.9% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 27.8% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 29.7% | +7.0% |
| 1999 | 33.7% | +13.3% |
| 2000 | 31.8% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 34.0% | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 33.2% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 34.3% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 35.3% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 35.3% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 65.6% | +86.1% |
| 2013 | 35.9% | -45.3% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 36.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 37.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 38.3% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 38.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 38.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 39.8% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 40.3% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.3% | 13.9% | 18.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 22.8% | 19.9% | 25.3% | 9 |
| 1990s | 28.5% | 26.0% | 33.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 37.8% | 31.8% | 65.6% | 8 |
| 2010s | 37.2% | 35.9% | 38.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 38.7% | 40.3% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
- 91 Botswana 41.5% compare
- 92 Singapore 41.0% compare
- 93 Samoa 40.6% compare
- 95 El Salvador 40.0% compare
- 96 Switzerland 39.9% compare
- 97 Saint Kitts and Nevis 39.9% compare
More education data for Colombia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 11 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 104.83 (2022)
- School enrollment, primary 104.8% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Colombia?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Colombia was 40.3% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 1975.
- How does Colombia rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Colombia ranks 94th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.