East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Sri Lanka: Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
71.7%
in 2019
Sri Lanka
88.2%
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
20th
Sri Lanka rank
22nd

Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Sri Lanka
020406080100201020142019

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 88.2% against 71.7% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 16.5%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th and Sri Lanka ranks 22nd of 22 groups.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 88.2% against 71.7% in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sri Lanka?
16.5%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sri Lanka?
5 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Sri Lanka rank globally for percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 20th and Sri Lanka ranks 22nd of 22 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of qualified teachers in pre-primary education, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 359 data points, 2009–2020
Last refreshed

Percentage of teachers by level of education taught (pre-primary, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary education) who have at least the minimum academic qualifications required for teaching their subjects at the relevant level in a given country, in a given academic year. A high value indicates that students are being taught by teachers who are academically well qualified in the subjects they teach. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/