Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female was 7,375 number in 2019. β—† Volatile

Latest (2019)
7,375 number
Change on year
up 35.7%
World rank
61st
of 159 countries
All-time high
7,375 number
in 2019
All-time low
223 number
in 1970
Years of data
8
1970–2019

Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Sri Lanka, 1970–2019

02.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k1970199420191970: 223 number1971: 273 number1973: 332 number1974: 305 number1983: 577 number2017: 4.9k number2018: 5.4k number2019: 7.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 7,375 number for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 35.7% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 7,375 number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 223 number, in 1970.

That places Sri Lanka 61st out of 159 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 283.25 number 223 number 332 number 4
1980s 577 number 577 number 577 number 1
2010s 5,887 number 4,853 number 7,375 number 3

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 58 New Zealand 8,388 number compare
  2. 59 Croatia 8,300 number compare
  3. 60 Finland 7,829 number compare
  4. 62 Panama 6,959 number compare
  5. 63 Iraq 6,751 number compare
  6. 64 Czechia 6,458 number compare

See the full ranking of 204 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Sri Lanka?
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Sri Lanka was 7,375 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 7,375 number in 2019.
What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 223 number in 1970.
How does Sri Lanka rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, female?
Sri Lanka ranks 61st out of 159 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
204 places, 4,731 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of female teachers in public and private tertiary education institutions (ISCED 5-8). 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.