Public School Teachers in Palmira Municipality, 2020-2024

Teacher counts across public educational institutions in the municipality of Palmira, Colombia, for the 2020-2024 period. The dataset includes breakdowns by gender, academic qualification level, and geographic location within the city. It originates from the Colombian open data portal www.datos.gov.co and was last updated in May 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyzing gender distribution in the teaching workforce using NÚMERO DE DOCENTES MUJERES and NÚMERO DE DOCENTES HOMBRES.
• Mapping teacher qualification levels across neighborhoods using columns like NÚMERO DE DOCENTES CON PREGRADO, NÚMERO DE DOCENTES CON MAESTRÍA, and BARRIO.
• Comparing total teaching staff and classroom teacher counts across institutions with NÚMERO TOTAL DE DOCENTES OFICIALES and TOTALES DOCENTES DE AULA.
• Assessing the geographic distribution of teachers by urban/rural zones using the ZONA and COMUNA UBICACIÓN columns.

Strengths

• Includes 16 distinct columns for detailed demographic and qualification analysis.
• Covers a multi-year period (VIGENCIA 2020-2024) for potential trend observation.
• Provides institution-level identifiers (Código IE, NOMBRE DE LA INSTITUCIÓN) for granular analysis.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

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

Collection Method

Likely administrative data reported by educational institutions.

Time Range

2020 to 2024.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 18:47:13; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Municipality of Palmira, Colombia.