Sri Lanka vs UNESCO: Sids: Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female
Sri Lanka
55.5%
in 2023
UNESCO: Sids
52.2%
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
21st
UNESCO: Sids rank
21st
Percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female over time
- Sri Lanka
- UNESCO: Sids
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 55.5% against 52.2% in UNESCO: Sids, a difference of 3.3%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times UNESCO: Sids's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1983 it was UNESCO: Sids ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 21st and UNESCO: Sids ranks 21st of 172 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and UNESCO: Sids in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | UNESCO: Sids | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.0% | 33.5% | 16.5% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 49.3% | 1.9% | UNESCO: Sids |
| 2020s | 54.3% | 52.1% | 2.2% | 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, Sri Lanka or UNESCO: Sids?
- Sri Lanka, at 55.5% against 52.2% in UNESCO: Sids as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female between Sri Lanka and UNESCO: Sids?
- 3.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and UNESCO: Sids?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and UNESCO: Sids rank globally for percentage of teachers in tertiary education who are female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 21st and UNESCO: Sids 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.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release