Teachers in secondary education, male in Colombia

Colombia: Teachers in secondary education, male was 89,996 number in 2017. β–² Rising

Latest (2017)
89,996 number
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
32nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
101,235 number
in 1999
All-time low
28,016 number
in 1971
Years of data
28
1971–2017

Teachers in secondary education, male in Colombia, 1971–2017

20.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1971199420171971: 28.0k number1972: 28.2k number1975: 41.2k number1977: 46.2k number1978: 46.9k number1979: 48.1k number1980: 49.4k number1981: 50.0k number1982: 51.6k number1983: 50.5k number1996: 88.2k number1999: 101.2k number2000: 93.3k number2001: 87.5k number2002: 88.3k number2004: 79.6k number2005: 79.5k number2006: 79.8k number2007: 92.6k number2009: 93.7k number2010: 93.3k number2011: 99.0k number2012: 93.6k number2013: 93.4k number2014: 94.0k number2015: 87.9k number2016: 89.0k number2017: 90.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for teachers in secondary education, male in Colombia is 89,996 number, measured in 2017.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Colombia peaked at 101,235 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 28,016 number, in 1971.

Colombia ranks 32nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 39,763 number 28,016 number 48,135 number 6
1980s 50,371 number 49,379 number 51,578 number 4
1990s 94,695 number 88,155 number 101,235 number 2
2000s 86,776 number 79,498 number 93,659 number 8
2010s 92,526 number 87,893 number 98,950 number 8

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 29 Nepal 92,767 number compare
  2. 30 Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of 92,503 number compare
  3. 31 Korea, Republic of 90,787 number compare
  4. 33 Algeria 83,271 number compare
  5. 34 Benin 81,348 number compare
  6. 35 South Africa 76,420 number compare

See the full ranking of 235 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in secondary education, male in Colombia?
Teachers in secondary education, male in Colombia was 89,996 number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 101,235 number in 1999.
What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 28,016 number in 1971.
How does Colombia rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
Colombia ranks 32nd out of 190 countries with data for 2017.
Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
235 places, 5,697 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private secondary education institutions (ISCED 2 and 3). 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/