Trained teachers in secondary education in Colombia
Colombia: Trained teachers in secondary education was 98.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Trained teachers in secondary education in Colombia, 2007–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
Colombia recorded 98.0% for trained teachers in secondary education in 2022.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in secondary education in Colombia peaked at 99.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 96.4%, in 2009.
That places Colombia 37th out of 107 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Trained teachers in secondary education in Colombia, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 96.4% | — |
| 2009 | 96.4% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.2% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 98.1% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 98.2% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.4% | 96.4% | 96.4% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 96.5% | 99.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.5% | 98.2% | 3 |
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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 trained teachers in secondary education in Colombia?
- Trained teachers in secondary education in Colombia was 98.0% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in secondary education recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in secondary education recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.4% in 2009.
- How does Colombia rank for trained teachers in secondary education?
- Colombia ranks 37th out of 107 countries with data for 2022.
- Is trained teachers in secondary education rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Trained teachers in secondary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in secondary education are the percentage of secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.