Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female was 72.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Sri Lanka, 1992–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 72.8% for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Sri Lanka peaked at 72.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 58.7%, in 1992.
Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 210 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 58.7% | — |
| 1993 | 63.9% | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 63.2% | -1.2% |
| 1995 | 62.0% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 70.1% | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 70.8% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 71.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 71.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 72.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 72.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 72.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.0% | 58.7% | 63.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 70.8% | 70.1% | 71.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 71.9% | 72.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 23 Antigua and Barbuda 74.0% compare
- 24 Saint Kitts and Nevis 73.8% compare
- 25 Romania 73.6% compare
- 27 Israel 72.5% compare
- 28 Trinidad and Tobago 72.4% compare
- 29 Puerto Rico 72.4% 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 secondary education who are female in Sri Lanka?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female in Sri Lanka was 72.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.7% in 1992.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 26th out of 210 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release