Sri Lanka vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes
Sri Lanka
98.0%
in 2023
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
90.9%
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
59th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
62nd
Percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes over time
- Sri Lanka
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 98.0% against 90.9% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), a difference of 7.1%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'s.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 59th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 62nd of 113 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.6% | 91.7% | 7.1% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 94.5% | 92.6% | 1.9% | 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, Sri Lanka or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Sri Lanka, at 98.0% against 90.9% in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes between Sri Lanka and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 7.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for percentage of qualified teachers in primary education, both sexes?
- Sri Lanka ranks 59th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 62nd of 113 countries.
- 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
February 2026 Data Release