Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 35,438 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Sri Lanka, 2010–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 35,438 number for teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 35,438 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 26,881 number, in 2010.
That places Sri Lanka 31st out of 179 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 26,881 number | — |
| 2011 | 27,643 number | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 29,309 number | +6.0% |
| 2013 | 29,269 number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 31,398 number | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 33,264 number | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 34,300 number | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 35,004 number | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 35,438 number | +1.2% |
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More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Sri Lanka?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Sri Lanka was 35,438 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 35,438 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 26,881 number in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 31st out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female 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.