SDG: Small Island Developing States vs Sri Lanka: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
SDG: Small Island Developing States
52.4%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
55.5%
in 2023
SDG: Small Island Developing States rank
20th
Sri Lanka rank
21st
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 55.5% against 52.4% in SDG: Small Island Developing States, a difference of 3.1%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times SDG: Small Island Developing States's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2010 it was SDG: Small Island Developing States ahead.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 20th and Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 221 groups.
Across the 2 decades both report, SDG: Small Island Developing States averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | SDG: Small Island Developing States | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49.9% | 47.4% | 2.5% | SDG: Small Island Developing States |
| 2020s | 52.4% | 54.3% | 2.0% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female, SDG: Small Island Developing States or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 55.5% against 52.4% in SDG: Small Island Developing States as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between SDG: Small Island Developing States and Sri Lanka?
- 3.1%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Small Island Developing States and Sri Lanka?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do SDG: Small Island Developing States and Sri Lanka rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 20th and Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 221 groups.
- 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.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release