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 94.0% in 2020. ▬ Flat
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 94.0% 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 14.8% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sri Lanka peaked at 94.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 2017.
Sri Lanka ranks 6th of 119 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 77.4% | — |
| 2010 | 82.9% | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 83.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | -4.4% |
| 2013 | 78.2% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 71.1% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 72.8% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 68.0% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 82.0% | +20.5% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | +14.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.4% | 77.4% | 77.4% | 1 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 63.0% | 83.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 94.0% | 94.0% | 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 94.0% 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 94.0% 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 63.0% in 2017.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for all staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Sri Lanka ranks 6th out of 119 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 13.5%. 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 secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release