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
Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes in Sri Lanka, 2011–2018
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
| 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% |
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More education data for Sri Lanka
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3876 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 439,099 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.72 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 358,218 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -5.98 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 64,434 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8,899 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 222,100 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -5.62 % change on previous year (2023)
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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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.