Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 81.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sri Lanka, 2013–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sri Lanka stood at 81.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
That places Sri Lanka 40th out of 59 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 72.1% | — |
| 2015 | 86.1% | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 84.5% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 81.5% | -3.6% |
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More education data for Sri Lanka
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sri Lanka?
- Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sri Lanka was 81.5% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.1% in 2013.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Sri Lanka ranks 40th out of 59 countries with data for 2018.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in lower secondary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching at the lower secondary level in the given country, expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers at the lower secondary level.