Teachers in primary education, male in Colombia
Colombia: Teachers in primary education, male was 41,876 number in 2017. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Colombia, 1970–2017
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +38.7% | 20,649 number | 28,637 number |
| 1996 | +34.2% | 32,879 number | 44,134 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
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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About this data
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/