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
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female in Sri Lanka, 1970β2019
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 73,333 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.95 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.1% (2023)
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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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.