Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education was 68.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 68.5% for share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Sri Lanka peaked at 89.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 68.5%, in 2023.
That places Sri Lanka 67th out of 87 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.8% | 83.6% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 68.5% | 80.0% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 73,333 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.95 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Sri Lanka?
- Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education in Sri Lanka was 68.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 89.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.5% in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education?
- Sri Lanka ranks 67th out of 87 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of qualified teachers in pre-primary education who meet the minimum academic qualifications required in the subject they teach at that level in a given country.