Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 60,052 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sri Lanka, 2002–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sri Lanka is 60,052 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 60,052 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 38,480 number, in 2002.
That places Sri Lanka 27th out of 138 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 38,480 number | — |
| 2003 | 39,262 number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 42,124 number | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 42,719 number | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 47,696 number | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 47,177 number | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 50,904 number | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 51,356 number | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 54,863 number | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 56,386 number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 56,060 number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 58,430 number | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 60,052 number | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42,910 number | 38,480 number | 47,696 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 55,436 number | 50,904 number | 60,052 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sri Lanka?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Sri Lanka was 60,052 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 60,052 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,480 number in 2002.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 27th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.