Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified was 71.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
71.6%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
7th
of 57 countries
All-time high
71.6%
in 2023
All-time low
69.7%
in 2018
Years of data
5
2017–2023
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Sri Lanka, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Sri Lanka is 71.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Sri Lanka ranks 7th of 57 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 70.8% | — |
| 2018 | 69.7% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 70.6% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 70.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 71.6% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 70.2% | 69.7% | 70.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 71.0% | 70.6% | 71.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 4 Belarus 78.1% compare
- 5 Azerbaijan 76.8% compare
- 6 Saint Lucia 71.6% compare
- 8 Brunei Darussalam 70.5% compare
- 9 United Arab Emirates 70.4% compare
- 10 Albania 70.3% 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 upper secondary education who are qualified in Sri Lanka?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified in Sri Lanka was 71.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 71.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7% in 2018.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified?
- Sri Lanka ranks 7th out of 57 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are qualified rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 upper secondary education who are qualified 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