Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 41.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sri Lanka stood at 41.1%. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.7% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sri Lanka peaked at 87.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 41.1%, in 2023.
Sri Lanka ranks 96th of 113 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 83.1% | — |
| 2012 | 81.0% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 86.8% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 82.7% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 46.4% | -43.0% |
| 2022 | 47.1% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 41.1% | -12.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.1% | 81.0% | 87.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 54.0% | 41.1% | 81.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 64,434 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,899 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 222,100 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 136,118 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -6.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (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 41.1% in 2023, 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 87.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.1% in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Sri Lanka ranks 96th out of 113 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release