Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained was 71.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
71.4%
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
12th
of 68 countries
All-time high
71.4%
in 2023
All-time low
67.9%
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2023
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained in Sri Lanka, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained in Sri Lanka stood at 71.4%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
That places Sri Lanka 12th out of 68 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 67.9% | — |
| 2018 | 68.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 69.7% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 71.0% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 71.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 68.3% | 67.9% | 68.7% | 2 |
| 2020s | 70.7% | 69.7% | 71.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 9 Saint Lucia 75.3% compare
- 10 San Marino 75.0% compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 73.0% compare
- 13 United Arab Emirates 70.4% compare
- 14 Mongolia 70.4%
- 15 Brunei Darussalam 69.4% 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 upper secondary education who are trained in Sri Lanka?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained in Sri Lanka was 71.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 71.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.9% in 2017.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained?
- Sri Lanka ranks 12th out of 68 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are trained rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. 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 upper 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