Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained was 74.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
74.0%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
19th
of 98 countries
All-time high
74.0%
in 2023
All-time low
70.7%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2023
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Sri Lanka, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Sri Lanka is 74.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Sri Lanka ranks 19th of 98 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 70.7% | — |
| 2018 | 71.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 72.5% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 73.6% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 71.1% | 70.7% | 71.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 72.5% | 74.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 16 British Virgin Islands 74.6% compare
- 17 Antigua and Barbuda 74.4%
- 18 Kazakhstan 74.4% compare
- 20 Mongolia 73.9%
- 21 Jamaica 71.9% compare
- 22 Anguilla 71.8%
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 trained in Sri Lanka?
- Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained in Sri Lanka was 74.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7% in 2017.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained?
- Sri Lanka ranks 19th out of 98 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in secondary education who are trained rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 Percentage of teachers in 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