MDG: Developing Regions vs Sri Lanka: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate

MDG: Developing Regions
1.51 % change on previous year
in 2024
Sri Lanka
2.32 % change on previous year
in 2023
MDG: Developing Regions rank
73rd
Sri Lanka rank
72nd

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate over time

  • MDG: Developing Regions
  • Sri Lanka
-1001020197119972024

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 2.32 % change on previous year against 1.51 % change on previous year in MDG: Developing Regions, a difference of 0.81 % change on previous year.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.5 times MDG: Developing Regions's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

MDG: Developing Regions ranks 73rd and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 221 groups.

Across the 5 decades both report, MDG: Developing Regions averaged higher in 4 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Developing Regions Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
1970s 1.87 % change on previous year 12.71 % change on previous year 10.83 % change on previous year Sri Lanka
1990s 1.37 % change on previous year -1.28 % change on previous year 2.66 % change on previous year MDG: Developing Regions
2000s 1.69 % change on previous year 0.5446 % change on previous year 1.15 % change on previous year MDG: Developing Regions
2010s 1.71 % change on previous year 1.19 % change on previous year 0.5196 % change on previous year MDG: Developing Regions
2020s 0.8326 % change on previous year -1.66 % change on previous year 2.49 % change on previous year MDG: Developing Regions

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate, MDG: Developing Regions or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 2.32 % change on previous year against 1.51 % change on previous year in MDG: Developing Regions as of 2023.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate between MDG: Developing Regions and Sri Lanka?
0.81 % change on previous year, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Developing Regions and Sri Lanka?
28 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2023.
How do MDG: Developing Regions and Sri Lanka rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate?
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 73rd and Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
434 places, 17,757 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.