All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 92.7% in 2020. ▼ Falling
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sri Lanka, 2009–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 92.7% for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in 2020. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.1% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sri Lanka peaked at 92.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 61.3%, in 2017.
Sri Lanka ranks 14th of 118 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 79.2% | — |
| 2010 | 82.9% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 83.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 78.5% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 72.5% | -7.7% |
| 2015 | 74.7% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 61.3% | -17.9% |
| 2018 | 62.6% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 73.5% | +17.4% |
| 2020 | 92.7% | +26.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.2% | 79.2% | 79.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 74.4% | 61.3% | 83.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 92.7% | 92.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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 in Sri Lanka?
- All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sri Lanka was 92.7% in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 92.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 2017.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Sri Lanka ranks 14th out of 118 countries with data for 2020.
- Is all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release