Sri Lanka vs UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean: Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female
Sri Lanka
87.9%
in 2023
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
77.8%
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
48th
UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank
47th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female over time
- Sri Lanka
- UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 87.9% against 77.8% in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean, a difference of 10.1%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1978 it was UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 48th and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 47th of 212 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.0% | 80.1% | 20.1% | UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 1990s | 84.4% | 78.0% | 6.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 81.7% | 77.5% | 4.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 86.6% | 77.5% | 9.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 88.6% | 78.0% | 10.6% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in primary education who are female, Sri Lanka or UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Sri Lanka, at 87.9% against 77.8% in UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in primary education who are female between Sri Lanka and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 10.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean rank globally for percentage of teachers in primary education who are female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 48th and UIS: Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 47th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female (%). 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