Tertiary education, academic staff in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Tertiary education, academic staff was 55.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education, academic staff in Sri Lanka, 1970–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tertiary education, academic staff in Sri Lanka is 55.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education, academic staff in Sri Lanka peaked at 55.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 1970.
That places Sri Lanka 20th out of 170 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Tertiary education, academic staff in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.0% | — |
| 1971 | 15.7% | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 17.4% | +11.1% |
| 1974 | 16.4% | -6.0% |
| 1983 | 17.0% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | +147.0% |
| 2011 | 42.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 43.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 46.1% | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 46.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 47.3% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 51.7% | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 53.8% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 53.0% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 52.3% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 54.1% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 55.4% | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 55.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.1% | 15.0% | 17.4% | 4 |
| 1980s | 17.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 47.4% | 42.0% | 53.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 54.3% | 52.3% | 55.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Sri Lanka
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education, academic staff in Sri Lanka?
- Tertiary education, academic staff in Sri Lanka was 55.5% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest tertiary education, academic staff recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 1970.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for tertiary education, academic staff?
- Sri Lanka ranks 20th out of 170 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tertiary education, academic staff rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Tertiary education, academic staff (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tertiary education, academic staff (% female) is the share of female academic staff in tertiary education.