Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita was 0.0004 units per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sri Lanka, 1978–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sri Lanka is 0.0004 units per person, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 12.6% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0017 units per person in 1978 and was at its lowest, 0.0002 units per person, in 1996.
That places Sri Lanka 176th out of 200 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.0017 units per person | — |
| 1992 | 0.0008 units per person | -51.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0008 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0007 units per person | -11.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0007 units per person | -7.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 units per person | -75.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0007 units per person | +354.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0008 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0007 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 units per person | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 0.0005 units per person | -31.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0005 units per person | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0005 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0005 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0005 units per person | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0005 units per person | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0005 units per person | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0005 units per person | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0005 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 units per person | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0004 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0004 units per person | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0004 units per person | -4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0003 units per person | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0004 units per person | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0004 units per person | +12.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0004 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.001 units per person, 41% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.0004 units per person is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.0014 units per person, 29% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +354.8% | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0007 units per person |
| 1996 | -75.5% | 0.0007 units per person | 0.0002 units per person |
| 1992 | -51.8% | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0008 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 0.0017 units per person | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0002 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0006 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0008 units per person | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0005 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0005 units per person | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.0004 units per person | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0004 units per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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, male (number), per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.0004 units per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0017 units per person in 1978.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 units per person in 1996.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 176th out of 200 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, male (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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, male (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.