Teachers in primary education, male in Colombia

Colombia: Teachers in primary education, male was 41,876 number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
41,876 number
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
44th
of 196 countries
All-time high
50,709 number
in 1998
All-time low
19,635 number
in 1970
Years of data
27
1970–2017

Teachers in primary education, male in Colombia, 1970–2017

020.0k40.0k60.0k1970199320171970: 19.6k number1971: 20.6k number1980: 28.6k number1981: 28.9k number1985: 27.9k number1986: 28.5k number1992: 32.9k number1996: 44.1k number1998: 50.7k number1999: 49.4k number2000: 44.9k number2001: 45.3k number2002: 44.7k number2004: 44.2k number2005: 43.9k number2006: 44.2k number2007: 39.6k number2008: 39.7k number2009: 40.2k number2010: 39.9k number2011: 38.1k number2012: 43.3k number2013: 42.6k number2014: 42.1k number2015: 42.0k number2016: 41.6k number2017: 41.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male in Colombia is 41,876 number, measured in 2017.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Colombia peaked at 50,709 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 19,635 number, in 1970.

Colombia ranks 44th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Teachers in primary education, male in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in primary education, male (number) in Colombia, 1970 to 2017.
Year number Change
1970 19,635 number —
1971 20,649 number +5.2%
1980 28,637 number +38.7%
1981 28,906 number +0.9%
1985 27,926 number -3.4%
1986 28,544 number +2.2%
1992 32,879 number +15.2%
1996 44,134 number +34.2%
1998 50,709 number +14.9%
1999 49,420 number -2.5%
2000 44,854 number -9.2%
2001 45,334 number +1.1%
2002 44,734 number -1.3%
2004 44,206 number -1.2%
2005 43,920 number -0.6%
2006 44,167 number +0.6%
2007 39,589 number -10.4%
2008 39,708 number +0.3%
2009 40,213 number +1.3%
2010 39,873 number -0.8%
2011 38,064 number -4.5%
2012 43,269 number +13.7%
2013 42,577 number -1.6%
2014 42,091 number -1.1%
2015 41,959 number -0.3%
2016 41,594 number -0.9%
2017 41,876 number +0.7%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 41,876 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,158 number, 10.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 41,876 number is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 3,154 number, 13.3× the median. (38 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Teachers in primary education, male 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% 20,649 number 28,637 number
1996 +34.2% 32,879 number 44,134 number

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 20,142 number 19,635 number 20,649 number 2
1980s 28,503 number 27,926 number 28,906 number 4
1990s 44,286 number 32,879 number 50,709 number 4
2000s 42,969 number 39,589 number 45,334 number 9
2010s 41,413 number 38,064 number 43,269 number 8

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 41 Cameroon 42,950 number compare
  2. 42 Myanmar 42,940 number compare
  3. 43 Burkina Faso 42,697 number compare
  4. 45 France 41,379 number compare
  5. 46 Guatemala 40,852 number compare
  6. 47 Algeria 40,716 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Colombia?
Teachers in primary education, male in Colombia was 41,876 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 50,709 number in 1998.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 19,635 number in 1970.
How does Colombia rank for teachers in primary education, male?
Colombia ranks 44th out of 196 countries with data for 2017.
Is teachers in primary education, male 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/