Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Colombia
Colombia: Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 was 143.99 Index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Colombia, 2013–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Index.
Analysis
In 2025, trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Colombia stood at 143.99 Index. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.4% on the previous year and up 44.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Colombia peaked at 143.99 Index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 91.59 Index, in 2013.
That places Colombia 3rd out of 20 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Colombia, year by year
| Year | Index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 91.59 Index | — |
| 2014 | 100.65 Index | +9.9% |
| 2015 | 100 Index | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 108.23 Index | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 123.45 Index | +14.1% |
| 2020 | 126.4 Index | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 119.33 Index | -5.6% |
| 2023 | 129.37 Index | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 136.68 Index | +5.6% |
| 2025 | 143.99 Index | +5.4% |
Colombia compared with similar countries
- Colombia's 143.99 Index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 133.68 Index, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 104.78 Index | 91.59 Index | 123.45 Index | 5 |
| 2020s | 131.15 Index | 119.33 Index | 143.99 Index | 5 |
Countries ranked near Colombia
More education data for Colombia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 93.21 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 92.68 (2022)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Colombia?
- Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 in Colombia was 143.99 Index in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 recorded in Colombia?
- The highest recorded value was 143.99 Index in 2025.
- What is the lowest trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 recorded in Colombia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.59 Index in 2013.
- How does Colombia rank for trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000?
- Colombia ranks 3rd out of 20 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000 rising or falling in Colombia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Colombia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Trends in teachers’ statutory salaries since 2000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains a trend of statutory salaries of teachers since 2000. It covers full-time teachers in public institutions in pre-primary, primary and (lower and upper) secondary general education. The default table displays index of change in statutory salaries of teachers in primary education after 15 years of experience with the most prevalent qualification at this stage of the career. The selection can be changed to display data by education level and by qualification level, and data in national currency. >Additional details regarding sources for data and the methodology used and specific notes for countries can be found in the accompanying document Sources, Methodologies and Technical Notes. For more information, please consult Education at a Glance. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026.