Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Colombia

Colombia: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre was 0.0377 number per square kilometre in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.0377 number per square kilometre
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
139th
of 196 countries
All-time high
0.0457 number per square kilometre
in 1998
All-time low
0.0177 number per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
27
1970–2017

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Colombia, 1970–2017

00.010.020.030.040.051970199320171970: 0.018 number per square kilometre1971: 0.019 number per square kilometre1980: 0.026 number per square kilometre1981: 0.026 number per square kilometre1985: 0.025 number per square kilometre1986: 0.026 number per square kilometre1992: 0.03 number per square kilometre1996: 0.04 number per square kilometre1998: 0.046 number per square kilometre1999: 0.045 number per square kilometre2000: 0.04 number per square kilometre2001: 0.041 number per square kilometre2002: 0.04 number per square kilometre2004: 0.04 number per square kilometre2005: 0.04 number per square kilometre2006: 0.04 number per square kilometre2007: 0.036 number per square kilometre2008: 0.036 number per square kilometre2009: 0.036 number per square kilometre2010: 0.036 number per square kilometre2011: 0.034 number per square kilometre2012: 0.039 number per square kilometre2013: 0.038 number per square kilometre2014: 0.038 number per square kilometre2015: 0.038 number per square kilometre2016: 0.037 number per square kilometre2017: 0.038 number per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.

Analysis

Colombia recorded 0.0377 number per square kilometre for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Colombia peaked at 0.0457 number per square kilometre in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0177 number per square kilometre, in 1970.

That places Colombia 139th out of 196 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Colombia, 1970 to 2017.
Year number per square kilometre Change
1970 0.0177 number per square kilometre —
1971 0.0186 number per square kilometre +5.2%
1980 0.0258 number per square kilometre +38.7%
1981 0.0261 number per square kilometre +0.9%
1985 0.0252 number per square kilometre -3.4%
1986 0.0257 number per square kilometre +2.2%
1992 0.0296 number per square kilometre +15.2%
1996 0.0398 number per square kilometre +34.2%
1998 0.0457 number per square kilometre +14.9%
1999 0.0445 number per square kilometre -2.5%
2000 0.0404 number per square kilometre -9.2%
2001 0.0409 number per square kilometre +1.1%
2002 0.0403 number per square kilometre -1.3%
2004 0.0398 number per square kilometre -1.2%
2005 0.0396 number per square kilometre -0.6%
2006 0.0398 number per square kilometre +0.6%
2007 0.0357 number per square kilometre -10.4%
2008 0.0358 number per square kilometre +0.3%
2009 0.0362 number per square kilometre +1.3%
2010 0.0359 number per square kilometre -0.8%
2011 0.0343 number per square kilometre -4.5%
2012 0.039 number per square kilometre +13.7%
2013 0.0384 number per square kilometre -1.6%
2014 0.0379 number per square kilometre -1.1%
2015 0.0378 number per square kilometre -0.3%
2016 0.0375 number per square kilometre -0.9%
2017 0.0377 number per square kilometre +0.7%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 0.0377 number per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0805 number per square kilometre, 47% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 0.0377 number per square kilometre is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0912 number per square kilometre, 41% of the median. (38 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1980 +38.7% 0.0186 number per square kilometre 0.0258 number per square kilometre
1996 +34.2% 0.0296 number per square kilometre 0.0398 number per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0182 number per square kilometre 0.0177 number per square kilometre 0.0186 number per square kilometre 2
1980s 0.0257 number per square kilometre 0.0252 number per square kilometre 0.0261 number per square kilometre 4
1990s 0.0399 number per square kilometre 0.0296 number per square kilometre 0.0457 number per square kilometre 4
2000s 0.0387 number per square kilometre 0.0357 number per square kilometre 0.0409 number per square kilometre 9
2010s 0.0373 number per square kilometre 0.0343 number per square kilometre 0.039 number per square kilometre 8

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 136 Angola 0.0406 number per square kilometre compare
  2. 137 Papua New Guinea 0.0401 number per square kilometre compare
  3. 138 Italy 0.0382 number per square kilometre compare
  4. 140 Norway 0.0369 number per square kilometre compare
  5. 141 Mali 0.0367 number per square kilometre compare
  6. 142 Azerbaijan 0.0364 number per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Colombia?
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre in Colombia was 0.0377 number per square kilometre in 2017, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 0.0457 number per square kilometre in 1998.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0177 number per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Colombia rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre?
Colombia ranks 139th out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre
Unit
number per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
241 places, 7,292 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.