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 37.2% 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
In 2017, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sri Lanka stood at 37.2%. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 32.1% on the previous year and down 39.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in in Sri Lanka peaked at 78.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 37.2%, in 2017.
Sri Lanka ranks 68th of 72 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 | 61.5% | — |
| 2010 | 77.9% | +26.7% |
| 2011 | 78.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 55.5% | -29.5% |
| 2015 | 54.8% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 37.2% | -32.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.5% | 61.5% | 61.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 37.2% | 78.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
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 37.2% 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 78.7% 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 37.2% in 2017.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in?
- Sri Lanka ranks 68th out of 72 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 39.5%. 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 upper secondary public institutions (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release