Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes was 73,934 number in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
73,934 number
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
29th
of 134 countries
All-time high
73,934 number
in 2018
All-time low
70,041 number
in 2012
Years of data
5
2011–2018

Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka, 2011–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k2011201420182011: 71.4k number2012: 70.0k number2016: 70.7k number2017: 71.5k number2018: 73.9k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka stood at 73,934 number. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.

Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in Sri Lanka, 2011 to 2018.
Year number Change
2011 71,410 number
2012 70,041 number -1.9%
2016 70,715 number +1.0%
2017 71,493 number +1.1%
2018 73,934 number +3.4%

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 26 Uzbekistan 99,320 number compare
  2. 27 Philippines 96,598 number compare
  3. 28 Belgium 82,714 number compare
  4. 30 Morocco 72,458 number compare
  5. 31 Sudan 71,552 number compare
  6. 32 Nepal 64,237 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka?
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka was 73,934 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 73,934 number in 2018.
What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 70,041 number in 2012.
How does Sri Lanka rank for teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes?
Sri Lanka ranks 29th out of 134 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
179 places, 2,952 data points, 1971–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.