ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) vs Sri Lanka: Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes

ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
92.6%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
98.0%
in 2023
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank
57th
Sri Lanka rank
59th

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

  • ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
  • Sri Lanka
020406080100201220182024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 98.0% against 92.6% in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), a difference of 5.4%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ahead.

ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 57th and Sri Lanka ranks 59th of 186 groups.

Across the 2 decades both report, ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2010s 91.8% 84.6% 7.2% ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
2020s 90.7% 94.5% 3.8% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes, ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 98.0% against 92.6% in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) as of 2023.
What is the difference in percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes between ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) and Sri Lanka?
5.4%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) and Sri Lanka?
9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) and Sri Lanka rank globally for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 57th and Sri Lanka ranks 59th of 186 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of qualified teachers in 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 primary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
299 places, 3,399 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release