Colombia: Trained teachers in primary education

Colombia: Trained teachers in primary education, percent of total

: For that indicator, we provide data for Colombia from 2007 to 2018. The average value for Colombia during that period was 98.05 percent with a minimum of 94.03 percent in 2015 and a maximum of 100 percent in 2007. The latest value from 2018 is 97.5 percent. For comparison, the world average in 2018 based on 67 countries is 89.01 percent. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Trained teachers are those who have received the minimum professional training, before or on the job, necessary to teach in primary school.

Definition: Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.