Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Trained teachers in preprimary education, female was 41.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female teachers.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Sri Lanka is 41.1%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is down 13.9% on the previous year and down 49.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 87.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 41.1%, in 2023.
Sri Lanka ranks 91st of 105 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of female teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 83.1% | — |
| 2012 | 81.0% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 81.1% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 86.8% | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 82.7% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 87.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 81.5% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 46.8% | -42.7% |
| 2022 | 47.8% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 41.1% | -13.9% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 41.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 92.1%, 45% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 41.1% is above the median for South Asia, which is 41.1%, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 84.1% | 81.0% | 87.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 54.3% | 41.1% | 81.5% | 4 |
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 trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Sri Lanka?
- Trained teachers in preprimary education, female in Sri Lanka was 41.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in preprimary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in preprimary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.1% in 2023.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for trained teachers in preprimary education, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 91st out of 105 countries with data for 2023.
- Is trained teachers in preprimary education, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 preprimary education, female (% of female teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in preprimary education are the percentage of preprimary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.