Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0071 units per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1987–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2023, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0071 units per person.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0073 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0054 units per person, in 1988.
Sri Lanka ranks 75th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.0055 units per person | — |
| 1988 | 0.0054 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0056 units per person | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0067 units per person | +19.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0064 units per person | -3.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0065 units per person | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0062 units per person | -3.8% |
| 1994 | 0.0061 units per person | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.0059 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0071 units per person | +20.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0071 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0071 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0071 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0072 units per person | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0073 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.007 units per person | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.007 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.007 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0071 units per person | +1.2% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0071 units per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.007 units per person, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0071 units per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0058 units per person, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0055 units per person | 0.0054 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0067 units per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.007 units per person | 0.007 units per person | 0.0071 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 91.41 (2023)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 90.86 (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 155,543 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 224,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0071 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0073 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0054 units per person in 1988.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 75th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.