Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 79.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
79.7%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
54th
of 80 countries
All-time high
80.8%
in 2017
All-time low
77.8%
in 2018
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sri Lanka, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 79.7% for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
That places Sri Lanka 54th out of 80 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 80.8% | — |
| 2018 | 77.8% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 78.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 80.0% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 79.4% | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 80.1% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 79.7% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 79.2% | 77.8% | 80.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 79.8% | 79.4% | 80.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (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 79.7% 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 80.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.8% in 2018.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Sri Lanka ranks 54th out of 80 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 1.4%. 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 upper secondary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release