Female teachers in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Female teachers was 87.86 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Female teachers in Sri Lanka, 1978–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 87.86 for female teachers in 2023.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, female teachers in Sri Lanka peaked at 95.6 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 60, in 1978.
Sri Lanka ranks 48th of 212 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Female teachers in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 60 | — |
| 1992 | 80.39 | +34.0% |
| 1993 | 80.27 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 82.29 | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 83.41 | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 95.6 | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 78.89 | -17.5% |
| 2003 | 78.89 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 78.89 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 78.51 | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 84.07 | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 84.6 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 84.96 | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 84.91 | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 85.01 | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 85 | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 86.34 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 86.45 | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 86.68 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 87.36 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 87.7 | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 87.94 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 88.25 | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 89.24 | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 88.9 | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 87.86 | -1.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 87.86 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 79.45, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 87.86 is above the median for South Asia, which is 62.24, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Female teachers in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +34.0% | 60 | 80.39 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60 | 60 | 60 | 1 |
| 1990s | 84.39 | 80.27 | 95.6 | 5 |
| 2000s | 81.71 | 78.51 | 84.96 | 8 |
| 2010s | 86.56 | 85 | 87.94 | 8 |
| 2020s | 88.56 | 87.86 | 89.24 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 45 Serbia 88.31 compare
- 46 Philippines 88.3 compare
- 47 Turks and Caicos Islands 87.87 compare
- 49 Seychelles 87.63 compare
- 50 Cook Islands 87.5 compare
- 51 United States 87.46 compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 91.41 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.86 (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is female teachers in Sri Lanka?
- Female teachers in Sri Lanka was 87.86 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest female teachers recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 95.6 in 1996.
- What is the lowest female teachers recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 60 in 1978.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for female teachers?
- Sri Lanka ranks 48th out of 212 countries with data for 2023.
- Is female teachers rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Female teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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