Sri Lanka vs WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled

Sri Lanka
73,333
in 2023
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
4.43 million
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
70th
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank
73rd

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
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How they compare

WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification currently reports 4.43 million against 73,333 in Sri Lanka, a difference of 4.36 million.

That makes WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification's figure about 60.5 times Sri Lanka's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 70th and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 73rd of 216 countries.

WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification Difference Ahead
1970s 53,199 881,414 828,215 WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
1990s 69,391 1.48 million 1.41 million WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
2000s 69,766 2.38 million 2.31 million WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
2010s 75,178 3.77 million 3.69 million WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
2020s 73,708 4.41 million 4.33 million WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled, Sri Lanka or WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, at 4.43 million against 73,333 in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled between Sri Lanka and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
4.36 million, with WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
31 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank globally for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
Sri Lanka ranks 70th and WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 73rd of 216 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. 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), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
437 places, 19,704 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) with 786 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.