What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes between Madagascar and Sri Lanka?

5,066 number, with Madagascar ahead.

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

7 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2018.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Madagascar vs Sri Lanka: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes

Madagascar

40,521 number

in 2019

Sri Lanka

35,455 number

in 2018

Madagascar rank

34th

Sri Lanka rank

37th

Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes over time

Madagascar
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 40,521 number against 35,455 number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 5,066 number.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Madagascar ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 37th of 185 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes, Madagascar or Sri Lanka?: Madagascar, at 40,521 number against 35,455 number in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
What is the difference in teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes between Madagascar and Sri Lanka?: 5,066 number, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sri Lanka?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2018.
How do Madagascar and Sri Lanka rank globally for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?: Madagascar ranks 34th and Sri Lanka ranks 37th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 230 places, 6,393 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.