ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) vs Sri Lanka: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
82.4%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
82.9%
in 2023
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank
59th
Sri Lanka rank
57th

Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in over time

  • ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 82.9% against 82.4% in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), a difference of 0.5%.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 59th and Sri Lanka ranks 57th of 155 groups.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2010s 77.8% 82.9% 5.0% Sri Lanka
2020s 81.0% 83.2% 2.1% Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in, ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 82.9% against 82.4% in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) as of 2023.
What is the difference in proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in between ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Sri Lanka?
0.5%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Sri Lanka?
9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) and Sri Lanka rank globally for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 59th and Sri Lanka ranks 57th of 155 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
241 places, 2,983 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release