All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower was 93.9% in 2020. ▬ Flat
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Sri Lanka, 2009–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 93.9% for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in 2020. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.8% on the previous year and up 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Sri Lanka peaked at 93.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 63.1%, in 2017.
That places Sri Lanka 4th out of 99 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 77.8% | — |
| 2010 | 82.9% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 83.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 78.5% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 71.6% | -8.8% |
| 2015 | 73.3% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 63.1% | -13.9% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | +20.4% |
| 2020 | 93.9% | +14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.8% | 77.8% | 77.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 75.9% | 63.1% | 83.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 93.9% | 93.9% | 93.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 1 Cayman Islands 97.2% compare
- 2 Argentina 95.9% compare
- 3 El Salvador 95.6% compare
- 5 Greece 93.4% compare
- 6 Comoros 93.1% compare
- 7 Azerbaijan 92.9%
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 155,543 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 224,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Sri Lanka?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower in Sri Lanka was 93.9% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 93.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.1% in 2017.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower?
- Sri Lanka ranks 4th out of 99 countries with data for 2020.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in lower secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release