Education workers, as a share of public formal employees in Colombia

Colombia: Education workers, as a share of public formal employees was 0.4375 in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.4375
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
1st
of 24 countries
All-time high
0.445
in 2013
All-time low
0.4167
in 2014
Years of data
12
2006–2017

Education workers, as a share of public formal employees in Colombia, 2006–2017

00.10.20.30.42006201120172006: 0.4332007: 0.4182008: 0.4442009: 0.4382010: 0.4292011: 0.4412012: 0.4362013: 0.4452014: 0.4172015: 0.4252016: 0.4192017: 0.438

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.4375 for education workers, as a share of public formal employees in 2017.

That represents a change of up 4.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, education workers, as a share of public formal employees in Colombia peaked at 0.445 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4167, in 2014.

Colombia ranks 1st of 24 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Education workers, as a share of public formal employees in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Education workers, as a share of public formal employees in Colombia, 2006 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2006 0.4332
2007 0.4183 -3.4%
2008 0.4444 +6.2%
2009 0.4377 -1.5%
2010 0.4287 -2.1%
2011 0.4413 +2.9%
2012 0.4362 -1.2%
2013 0.445 +2.0%
2014 0.4167 -6.4%
2015 0.4249 +2.0%
2016 0.4193 -1.3%
2017 0.4375 +4.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4334 0.4183 0.4444 4
2010s 0.4312 0.4167 0.445 8

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 2 Armenia 0.403 compare
  2. 3 Peru 0.3786 compare
  3. 4 Honduras 0.3768 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is education workers, as a share of public formal employees in Colombia?
Education workers, as a share of public formal employees in Colombia was 0.4375 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest education workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.445 in 2013.
What is the lowest education workers, as a share of public formal employees recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4167 in 2014.
How does Colombia rank for education workers, as a share of public formal employees?
Colombia ranks 1st out of 24 countries with data for 2017.
Is education workers, as a share of public formal employees rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Education workers, as a share of public formal employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Education workers, as a share of public formal employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
24 places, 246 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed