Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Trained teachers in lower secondary education was 82.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Sri Lanka, 2013–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 82.9% for trained teachers in lower secondary education in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in lower secondary education in Sri Lanka peaked at 86.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 72.1%, in 2013.
Sri Lanka ranks 56th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 72.1% | — |
| 2015 | 86.1% | +19.5% |
| 2016 | 81.4% | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 84.5% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 81.5% | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 80.8% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 83.7% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 82.9% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 83.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 82.9% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 81.1% | 72.1% | 86.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 82.9% | 83.7% | 4 |
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 trained teachers in lower secondary education in Sri Lanka?
- Trained teachers in lower secondary education in Sri Lanka was 82.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in lower secondary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in lower secondary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.1% in 2013.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for trained teachers in lower secondary education?
- Sri Lanka ranks 56th out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is trained teachers in lower secondary education rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 Trained teachers in lower secondary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in lower secondary education are the percentage of lower secondary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.