Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes was 35,455 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka, 2010–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka is 35,455 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka peaked at 35,455 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 26,904 number, in 2010.
That places Sri Lanka 37th out of 185 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 26,904 number | — |
| 2011 | 27,667 number | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 29,341 number | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 29,292 number | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 31,417 number | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 33,277 number | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 34,312 number | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 35,017 number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 35,455 number | +1.3% |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 34 Madagascar 40,521 number compare
- 35 Morocco 37,621 number
- 36 Belgium 36,162 number compare
- 38 Romania 34,720 number compare
- 39 Ecuador 33,045 number compare
- 40 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 32,888 number
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 teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka was 35,455 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 35,455 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,904 number in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Sri Lanka ranks 37th out of 185 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. 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 pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.