ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) vs Sri Lanka: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
84.9%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
68.5%
in 2023
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank
66th
Sri Lanka rank
67th

Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
  • Sri Lanka
020406080100201020172024

How they compare

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) currently reports 84.9% against 68.5% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 16.4%.

That makes ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)'s figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 11 years both countries report, ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) has been ahead every year.

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 66th and Sri Lanka ranks 67th of 159 groups.

ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2010s 91.7% 85.2% 6.5% ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
2020s 86.0% 74.5% 11.6% ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes, ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) or Sri Lanka?
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), at 84.9% against 68.5% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes between ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Sri Lanka?
16.4%, with ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Sri Lanka?
11 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2023.
How do ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) and Sri Lanka rank globally for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 66th and Sri Lanka ranks 67th of 159 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
246 places, 2,581 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release