Which has higher primary education, teachers, Dominican Republic or Sri Lanka?

Dominican Republic, at 80,321 against 73,333 in Sri Lanka as of 2024.

What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka?

6,988, with Dominican Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka?

22 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Sri Lanka: Primary education, teachers

Dominican Republic

80,321

in 2024

Sri Lanka

73,333

in 2023

Dominican Republic rank

67th

Sri Lanka rank

70th

Primary education, teachers over time

Dominican Republic
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 80,321 against 73,333 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 6,988.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 67th and Sri Lanka ranks 70th of 204 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
1970s	17,932	48,096	30,164	Sri Lanka
2000s	53,970	69,919	15,948	Sri Lanka
2010s	61,160	75,178	14,018	Sri Lanka
2020s	66,385	73,708	7,323	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary education, teachers, Dominican Republic or Sri Lanka?: Dominican Republic, at 80,321 against 73,333 in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in primary education, teachers between Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka?: 6,988, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka?: 22 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Dominican Republic and Sri Lanka rank globally for primary education, teachers?: Dominican Republic ranks 67th and Sri Lanka ranks 70th of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Primary education, teachers. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Primary education, teachers
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 249 places, 9,469 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Primary education, teachers refers to the total number of teachers at primary level, including full-time and part-time teachers.