Trained teachers in primary education in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Trained teachers in primary education was 86.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Trained teachers in primary education in Sri Lanka, 2010–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total teachers.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 86.4% for trained teachers in primary education in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trained teachers in primary education in Sri Lanka peaked at 87.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 80.2%, in 2013.
Sri Lanka ranks 93rd of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Trained teachers in primary education in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of total teachers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 82.1% | — |
| 2011 | 82.4% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 80.2% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 86.2% | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 85.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 85.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 83.1% | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 82.6% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 87.6% | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 86.8% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 86.4% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 83.5% | 80.2% | 86.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 82.6% | 87.6% | 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 primary education in Sri Lanka?
- Trained teachers in primary education in Sri Lanka was 86.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest trained teachers in primary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest trained teachers in primary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.2% in 2013.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for trained teachers in primary education?
- Sri Lanka ranks 93rd out of 134 countries with data for 2023.
- Is trained teachers in primary education rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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 primary education (% of total teachers). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trained teachers in primary education are the percentage of primary school teachers who have received the minimum organized teacher training (pre-service or in-service) required for teaching in a given country.