Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in was 36.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sri Lanka, 2009–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sri Lanka is 36.1%, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 40.6% on the previous year and down 49.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sri Lanka peaked at 79.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 2017.
Sri Lanka ranks 82nd of 82 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 71.3% | — |
| 2010 | 78.7% | +10.5% |
| 2011 | 79.5% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 59.5% | -25.1% |
| 2015 | 60.7% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 36.1% | -40.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.3% | 71.3% | 71.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 36.1% | 79.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 155,543 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 224,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sri Lanka?
- Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sri Lanka was 36.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 79.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 2017.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Sri Lanka ranks 82nd out of 82 countries with data for 2017.
- Is teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in primary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release