Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 81,609 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka, 2001–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 81,609 number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2018. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka peaked at 81,609 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 60,056 number, in 2002.
That places Sri Lanka 33rd out of 141 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 62,320 number | — |
| 2002 | 60,056 number | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 61,276 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 65,743 number | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 65,956 number | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 69,313 number | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 68,019 number | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 77,050 number | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 77,743 number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 79,845 number | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 77,600 number | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 78,079 number | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 79,605 number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 80,310 number | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 81,609 number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64,669 number | 60,056 number | 69,313 number | 7 |
| 2010s | 78,980 number | 77,050 number | 81,609 number | 8 |
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More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4555 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.32 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.5206 % change on previous year (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka was 81,609 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 81,609 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 60,056 number in 2002.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Sri Lanka ranks 33rd out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.