Number of employed employees, by occupation: Teachers in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Number of employed employees, by occupation: Teachers was 1,253 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1,253
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
9th
of 26 countries
All-time high
1,448
in 2004
All-time low
601
in 2001
Years of data
15
2000–2016

Number of employed employees, by occupation: Teachers in Sri Lanka, 2000–2016

05001.0k1.5k2000200820162000: 8542001: 6012002: 8322003: 9572004: 1.4k2006: 9782007: 9242008: 1.2k2009: 1.2k2011: 8962012: 1.0k2013: 1.2k2014: 1.3k2015: 1.3k2016: 1.3k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers in Sri Lanka is 1,253, measured in 2016.

The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers in Sri Lanka peaked at 1,448 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 601, in 2001.

That places Sri Lanka 9th out of 26 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,001 601 1,448 9
2010s 1,167 896 1,320 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 6 Uruguay 2,416 compare
  2. 7 Ecuador 2,059 compare
  3. 8 Mongolia 1,272 compare
  4. 10 South Africa 1,096 compare
  5. 11 Zambia 875 compare
  6. 12 Ethiopia 850 compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers in Sri Lanka?
Number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers in Sri Lanka was 1,253 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1,448 in 2004.
What is the lowest number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 601 in 2001.
How does Sri Lanka rank for number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers?
Sri Lanka ranks 9th out of 26 countries with data for 2016.
Is number of employed employees, by occupation: teachers rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Number of employed employees, by occupation: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of employed employees, by occupation: Teachers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
26 places, 289 data points, 2000–2020
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