Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male was 6,069 in 2023. β² Rising
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Sri Lanka, 1970β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 6,069 for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 6,552 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,264, in 1970.
Sri Lanka ranks 89th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,464 | 1,264 | 1,572 | 4 |
| 1980s | 2,818 | 2,818 | 2,818 | 1 |
| 2010s | 4,038 | 3,062 | 6,552 | 9 |
| 2020s | 6,063 | 5,970 | 6,190 | 4 |
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)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Sri Lanka?
- Teachers in tertiary education programmes, male in Sri Lanka was 6,069 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 6,552 in 2019.
- What is the lowest teachers in tertiary education programmes, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,264 in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for teachers in tertiary education programmes, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 89th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in tertiary education programmes, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.4%. 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 tertiary education programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release