Colombian Administrative Staff by Gender and Academic Background

Colombian government data on administrative staff personnel. The dataset includes records categorized by GÉNERO (gender), FORMACIÓN_ACADÉMICA (academic background), CARGO (position), CENTRO DE COSTOS (cost center), and PERIODO (period). It is hosted on the www.datos.gov.co platform via Socrata and was last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Analyzing gender distribution across different CARGO (positions) and CENTRO DE COSTOS (cost centers).
• Studying the relationship between FORMACIÓN_ACADÉMICA (academic background) and CARGO (position) held by administrative staff.
• Tracking changes in workforce composition over time using the PERIODO (period) column.
• Conducting equity audits by cross-referencing GÉNERO (gender) with other employment attributes.

Strengths

• Data is structured with clear categorical columns like GÉNERO and CARGO.
• Available in multiple machine-readable formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.
• Last update timestamp (2026-05-18) is explicitly provided.

Limitations

• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
• License and author information are not specified.

Provenance

Source

www.datos.gov.co (Colombian government open data portal)

Collection Method

Likely an administrative record system for public sector personnel.

Time Range

Coverage is suggested by the PERIODO column, but specific range is unknown.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 17:26:08; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia (inferred from the .gov.co domain and platform context).