Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Education in Colombia

Colombia: Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Education was 46.6 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
46.6
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
1st
of 27 countries
All-time high
46.6
in 2017
All-time low
40.54
in 2003
Years of data
17
2001–2017

Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Education in Colombia, 2001–2017

010203040502001200920172001: 41.72002: 41.12003: 40.52004: 412005: 42.62006: 44.22007: 442008: 44.42009: 44.82010: 44.72011: 45.12012: 45.22013: 45.92014: 46.52015: 46.22016: 46.42017: 46.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 46.6 for mean age of public paid employees, by industry: education in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mean age of public paid employees, by industry: education in Colombia peaked at 46.6 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 40.54, in 2003.

That places Colombia 1st out of 27 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Education in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Education in Colombia, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 41.71
2002 41.14 -1.4%
2003 40.54 -1.5%
2004 41.05 +1.3%
2005 42.57 +3.7%
2006 44.18 +3.8%
2007 44.02 -0.3%
2008 44.36 +0.8%
2009 44.8 +1.0%
2010 44.66 -0.3%
2011 45.14 +1.1%
2012 45.25 +0.2%
2013 45.86 +1.3%
2014 46.51 +1.4%
2015 46.23 -0.6%
2016 46.39 +0.4%
2017 46.6 +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.71 40.54 44.8 9
2010s 45.83 44.66 46.6 8

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 2 Armenia 46.19 compare
  2. 3 Dominican Republic 45.46 compare
  3. 4 Morocco 45.32 compare

See the full ranking of 27 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is mean age of public paid employees, by industry: education in Colombia?
Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: education in Colombia was 46.6 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest mean age of public paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 46.6 in 2017.
What is the lowest mean age of public paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 40.54 in 2003.
How does Colombia rank for mean age of public paid employees, by industry: education?
Colombia ranks 1st out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
Is mean age of public paid employees, by industry: education rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 299 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed