Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre was 1.11 number per square kilometre in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1978–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka is 1.11 number per square kilometre, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.11 number per square kilometre in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.5821 number per square kilometre, in 1978.
Sri Lanka ranks 37th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | number per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.5821 number per square kilometre | — |
| 1992 | 0.8969 number per square kilometre | +54.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8961 number per square kilometre | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 0.92 number per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.9382 number per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 1.01 number per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8752 number per square kilometre | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 0.8957 number per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8836 number per square kilometre | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9198 number per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.9204 number per square kilometre | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9189 number per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.9407 number per square kilometre | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9471 number per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.9754 number per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9774 number per square kilometre | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.9874 number per square kilometre | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.07 number per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 1.07 number per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.08 number per square kilometre | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.11 number per square kilometre | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5821 number per square kilometre | 0.5821 number per square kilometre | 0.5821 number per square kilometre | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.9325 number per square kilometre | 0.8961 number per square kilometre | 1.01 number per square kilometre | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9127 number per square kilometre | 0.8752 number per square kilometre | 0.9471 number per square kilometre | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.04 number per square kilometre | 0.9754 number per square kilometre | 1.11 number per square kilometre | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 34 Liechtenstein 1.27 number per square kilometre compare
- 35 Seychelles 1.18 number per square kilometre compare
- 36 Trinidad and Tobago 1.14 number per square kilometre compare
- 38 Dominican Republic 1.11 number per square kilometre compare
- 39 Switzerland 1.09 number per square kilometre compare
- 40 Cayman Islands 1.02 number per square kilometre compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 155,543 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 224,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 1.11 number per square kilometre in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.11 number per square kilometre in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5821 number per square kilometre in 1978.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 37th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. 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 Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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.
Teachers in primary education, female (number) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, female UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- 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
Teachers in primary education, female (number) 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.