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

Colombia: Education workers, as a share of public total employees was 0.4375 in 2017. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.4375
Change on year
up 4.4%
World rank
1st
of 29 countries
All-time high
0.4554
in 2003
All-time low
0.3984
in 2002
Years of data
16
2002–2017

Education workers, as a share of public total employees in Colombia, 2002–2017

00.10.20.30.40.52002200920172002: 0.3982003: 0.4552004: 0.4282005: 0.4272006: 0.4232007: 0.4112008: 0.4412009: 0.4342010: 0.4272011: 0.4412012: 0.4362013: 0.4452014: 0.4172015: 0.4252016: 0.4192017: 0.438

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for education workers, as a share of public total employees in Colombia is 0.4375, measured in 2017.

The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, education workers, as a share of public total employees in Colombia peaked at 0.4554 in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.3984, in 2002.

That places Colombia 1st out of 29 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4273 0.3984 0.4554 8
2010s 0.4308 0.4167 0.445 8

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 2 Armenia 0.4028 compare
  2. 3 Peru 0.3742 compare
  3. 4 Honduras 0.3621 compare

See the full ranking of 29 places β†’

More reference data data for Colombia

All data for Colombia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is education workers, as a share of public total employees in Colombia?
Education workers, as a share of public total employees in Colombia was 0.4375 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest education workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4554 in 2003.
What is the lowest education workers, as a share of public total employees recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3984 in 2002.
How does Colombia rank for education workers, as a share of public total employees?
Colombia ranks 1st out of 29 countries with data for 2017.
Is education workers, as a share of public total employees rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. 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 total employees. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV Β· JSON β€” 16 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Education workers, as a share of public total employees in Colombia. Statizoid. Retrieved 21 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/education-workers-as-a-share-of-public-total-employees/colombia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/education-workers-as-a-share-of-public-total-employees/colombia/">Education workers, as a share of public total employees in Colombia</a> β€” Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Education workers, as a share of public total employees
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 322 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed