Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Teachers in upper secondary education, male was 23,656 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
23,656
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
44th
of 151 countries
All-time high
24,301
in 2021
All-time low
23,319
in 2020
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Sri Lanka, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in upper secondary education, male in Sri Lanka is 23,656, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Sri Lanka ranks 44th of 151 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 23,542 | — |
| 2018 | 23,806 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 23,562 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 23,319 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 24,301 | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 23,815 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 23,656 | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23,637 | 23,542 | 23,806 | 3 |
| 2020s | 23,773 | 23,319 | 24,301 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 41 Senegal 25,271 compare
- 42 Netherlands 24,880 compare
- 43 Angola 24,703 compare
- 45 Afghanistan 23,282 compare
- 46 Dominican Republic 22,729 compare
- 47 Tunisia 22,178 compare
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 136,118 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -6.56 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in upper secondary education, male in Sri Lanka?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, male in Sri Lanka was 23,656 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 24,301 in 2021.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,319 in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for teachers in upper secondary education, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 44th out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release