Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education in Colombia

Colombia: Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education was 35 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
35
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 27 countries
All-time high
36
in 2005
All-time low
19
in 2003
Years of data
17
2001–2017

Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education in Colombia, 2001–2017

0102030402001200920172001: 332002: 342003: 192004: 352005: 362006: 352007: 352008: 342009: 352010: 342011: 352012: 352013: 342014: 352015: 362016: 352017: 35

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2017, median age of private paid employees, by industry: education in Colombia stood at 35.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of private paid employees, by industry: education in Colombia peaked at 36 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19, in 2003.

That places Colombia 16th out of 27 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education in Colombia, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 33
2002 34 +3.0%
2003 19 -44.1%
2004 35 +84.2%
2005 36 +2.9%
2006 35 -2.8%
2007 35 +0.0%
2008 34 -2.9%
2009 35 +2.9%
2010 34 -2.9%
2011 35 +2.9%
2012 35 +0.0%
2013 34 -2.9%
2014 35 +2.9%
2015 36 +2.9%
2016 35 -2.8%
2017 35 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.89 19 36 9
2010s 34.88 34 36 8

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 16 El Salvador 35 compare
  2. 16 Paraguay 35 compare
  3. 19 Peru 34 compare
  4. 19 Sri Lanka 34 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of private paid employees, by industry: education in Colombia?
Median age of private paid employees, by industry: education in Colombia was 35 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of private paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 36 in 2005.
What is the lowest median age of private paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 19 in 2003.
How does Colombia rank for median age of private paid employees, by industry: education?
Colombia ranks 16th out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
Is median age of private paid employees, by industry: education rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 307 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed