Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre was 2.51 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1987–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka is 2.51 units per square kilometre, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 2.56 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.39 units per square kilometre, in 1987.
Sri Lanka ranks 24th of 201 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 1.39 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1988 | 1.39 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 1.45 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 1990 | 1.74 units per square kilometre | +19.9% |
| 1991 | 1.69 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 1.73 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 1.69 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 1994 | 1.69 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 1.65 units per square kilometre | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 2.38 units per square kilometre | +44.0% |
| 2012 | 2.39 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 2.43 units per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 2.45 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 2.51 units per square kilometre | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.56 units per square kilometre | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.48 units per square kilometre | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 2.51 units per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 2.5 units per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.51 units per square kilometre | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.41 units per square kilometre | 1.39 units per square kilometre | 1.45 units per square kilometre | 3 |
| 1990s | 1.7 units per square kilometre | 1.65 units per square kilometre | 1.74 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.45 units per square kilometre | 2.38 units per square kilometre | 2.56 units per square kilometre | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.5 units per square kilometre | 2.48 units per square kilometre | 2.51 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 21 Barbados 2.92 units per square kilometre compare
- 22 Kuwait 2.66 units per square kilometre compare
- 23 Luxembourg 2.52 units per square kilometre compare
- 25 Pakistan 2.46 units per square kilometre compare
- 26 Marshall Islands 2.43 units per square kilometre compare
- 27 Republic of Korea 2.4 units per square kilometre compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3876 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 439,099 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 358,218 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 64,434 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,899 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 222,100 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 2.51 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2.56 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 units per square kilometre in 1987.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 24th out of 201 countries with data for 2023.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. 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 square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, teachers ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.