Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 86.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sri Lanka, 2015–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sri Lanka stood at 86.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sri Lanka peaked at 87.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 82.6%, in 2020.
That places Sri Lanka 92nd out of 131 countries with data for 2023, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 85.8% | — |
| 2016 | 84.6% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 85.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 82.7% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 83.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 82.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 87.3% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 86.6% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 86.1% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.2% | 82.7% | 85.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 82.6% | 87.3% | 4 |
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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 86.1% 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 87.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.6% in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Sri Lanka ranks 92nd out of 131 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 up 0.3%. 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 Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release