Teachers in primary education, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Teachers in primary education, female was 68,746 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Sri Lanka, 1978–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, female in Sri Lanka is 68,746 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 68,746 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 36,501 number, in 1978.
Sri Lanka ranks 52nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 36,501 number | — |
| 1992 | 56,245 number | +54.1% |
| 1993 | 56,195 number | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 57,695 number | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 58,832 number | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 63,420 number | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 54,884 number | -13.5% |
| 2003 | 56,171 number | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 55,410 number | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 57,682 number | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 57,717 number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 57,625 number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 58,991 number | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 59,394 number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 61,168 number | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 61,295 number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 61,922 number | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 66,393 number | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 66,248 number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 66,544 number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 68,746 number | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36,501 number | 36,501 number | 36,501 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 58,477 number | 56,195 number | 63,420 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 57,234 number | 54,884 number | 59,394 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 64,617 number | 61,168 number | 68,746 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 91.45 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Sri Lanka?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Sri Lanka was 68,746 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 68,746 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,501 number in 1978.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 52nd out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. 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 primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total number of female teachers in public and private 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.