Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 75.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Sri Lanka, 2002–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Sri Lanka is 75.8%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Sri Lanka peaked at 75.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 64.1%, in 2002.
Sri Lanka ranks 20th of 156 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 64.1% | — |
| 2003 | 64.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 64.1% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 64.8% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 68.8% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 69.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 66.1% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 66.1% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 68.7% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 72.2% | +5.1% |
| 2016 | 70.4% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 72.8% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 73.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 74.2% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 74.9% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 75.4% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 75.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 75.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.9% | 64.1% | 69.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 70.5% | 66.1% | 74.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 75.4% | 74.9% | 75.8% | 4 |
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 percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Sri Lanka?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Sri Lanka was 75.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 75.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.1% in 2002.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 20th out of 156 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release