Colombian higher education data on full-time faculty members categorized by academic rank, faculty, and other employment characteristics. The dataset is published on the datos.gov.co platform via Socrata and was last updated on 2026-05-18. It likely contains records for multiple academic periods.
Use Cases
- Analyze gender distribution (GENERO) across different academic ranks (CATEGORIAS) and faculties (FACULTAD) (from 8 available columns)
- Model the relationship between academic qualification (FORMACION_ACADEMICA) and appointment type (TIPO DE VINCULACION) (from 8 available columns)
- Track changes in faculty dedication (DEDICACION) and program affiliation (DEPENDENCIA/PROGRAMA) over multiple periods (VIGENCIA) (from 8 available columns)
Strengths
- Published on the official Colombian open data platform (datos.gov.co).
- Provides multiple export formats including CSV, JSON, XML, and RDF.
- Includes 8 distinct columns describing faculty employment and demographics.
Limitations
- Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
- Row count, license, and author information are unknown.
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to its source, covering only Colombia.
Provenance
- Source
- www.datos.gov.co
- Time Range
- Multiple periods (VIGENCIA)
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-18 19:24:27.
- Geography
- Colombia (inferred from source domain .gov.co)