Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained was 76.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Sri Lanka, 2013–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 76.4% for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Sri Lanka peaked at 76.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 71.6%, in 2013.
Sri Lanka ranks 10th of 76 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 71.6% | — |
| 2015 | 72.4% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 72.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 74.1% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 74.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 76.2% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 76.4% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.0% | 71.6% | 74.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 75.9% | 75.0% | 76.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 7 Azerbaijan 78.8% compare
- 8 Mongolia 77.1% compare
- 9 Dominica 76.9%
- 11 San Marino 76.4% compare
- 12 Gibraltar 75.0% compare
- 13 Saint Lucia 74.8% compare
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 trained in Sri Lanka?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained in Sri Lanka was 76.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 76.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.6% in 2013.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained?
- Sri Lanka ranks 10th out of 76 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are trained rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 trained according to national standards and who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release