Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in was 1.07 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1.07 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
9th
of 65 countries
All-time high
1.07 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
1.04 GPIA
in 2017
Years of data
5
2017–2023
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sri Lanka, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sri Lanka stood at 1.07 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Sri Lanka ranks 9th of 65 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | — |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.07 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 6 Sierra Leone 1.11 GPIA
- 7 Ecuador 1.1 GPIA compare
- 8 Gibraltar 1.1 GPIA
- 10 Armenia 1.07 GPIA compare
- 11 Syrian Arab Republic 1.06 GPIA compare
- 12 Barbados 1.06 GPIA compare
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 1.07 GPIA 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 1.07 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for proportion of teachers with the minimum required qualifications in?
- Sri Lanka ranks 9th out of 65 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 3.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release