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

Colombia: Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Education was 47 in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
47
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 27 countries
All-time high
47
in 2014
All-time low
40
in 2003
Years of data
17
2001–2017

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

010203040502001200920172001: 432002: 422003: 402004: 402005: 422006: 452007: 452008: 442009: 452010: 452011: 452012: 452013: 462014: 472015: 472016: 472017: 47

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 47 for median age of public paid employees, by industry: education in 2017. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of public paid employees, by industry: education in Colombia peaked at 47 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 40, in 2003.

Colombia ranks 1st of 27 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Education in Colombia, 2001 to 2017.
Year Value Change
2001 43
2002 42 -2.3%
2003 40 -4.8%
2004 40 +0.0%
2005 42 +5.0%
2006 45 +7.1%
2007 45 +0.0%
2008 44 -2.2%
2009 45 +2.3%
2010 45 +0.0%
2011 45 +0.0%
2012 45 +0.0%
2013 46 +2.2%
2014 47 +2.2%
2015 47 +0.0%
2016 47 +0.0%
2017 47 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.89 40 45 9
2010s 46.12 45 47 8

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 1 Armenia 47 compare
  2. 1 Moldova 47 compare
  3. 1 Morocco 47 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of public paid employees, by industry: education in Colombia?
Median age of public paid employees, by industry: education in Colombia was 47 in 2017, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of public paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 47 in 2014.
What is the lowest median age of public paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 40 in 2003.
How does Colombia rank for median age of public paid employees, by industry: education?
Colombia ranks 1st out of 27 countries with data for 2017.
Is median age of public paid employees, by industry: education rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 public paid employees, by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median 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