Latvia vs Sri Lanka: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Latvia
54.9%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
55.5%
in 2023
Latvia rank
22nd
Sri Lanka rank
21st
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Latvia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 55.5% against 54.9% in Latvia, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Latvia ahead.
Latvia ranks 22nd and Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 172 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latvia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 56.5% | 47.4% | 9.1% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 54.7% | 54.3% | 0.4% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, Latvia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 55.5% against 54.9% in Latvia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Latvia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.6%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Sri Lanka?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Latvia and Sri Lanka rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Latvia ranks 22nd and Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release