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

Sri Lanka: Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers was 1,139 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1,139
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
8th
of 26 countries
All-time high
1,331
in 2004
All-time low
541
in 2001
Years of data
15
2000–2016

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

05001.0k1.5k2000200820162000: 7802001: 5412002: 7552003: 8772004: 1.3k2006: 8762007: 8372008: 1.0k2009: 1.2k2011: 7922012: 8942013: 1.1k2014: 1.2k2015: 1.2k2016: 1.1k

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Sri Lanka is 1,139, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Sri Lanka peaked at 1,331 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 541, in 2001.

Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 26 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Number of paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Sri Lanka, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 780
2001 541 -30.6%
2002 755 +39.6%
2003 877 +16.2%
2004 1,331 +51.8%
2006 876 -34.2%
2007 837 -4.5%
2008 1,048 +25.2%
2009 1,153 +10.0%
2011 792 -31.3%
2012 894 +12.9%
2013 1,083 +21.1%
2014 1,159 +7.0%
2015 1,158 -0.1%
2016 1,139 -1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 910.89 541 1,331 9
2010s 1,038 792 1,159 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 5 Pakistan 2,483 compare
  2. 6 Uruguay 2,213 compare
  3. 7 Ecuador 1,977 compare
  4. 9 Mongolia 1,121 compare
  5. 10 South Africa 1,073 compare
  6. 11 Zambia 857 compare

See the full ranking of 26 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Sri Lanka?
Number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Sri Lanka was 1,139 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1,331 in 2004.
What is the lowest number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 541 in 2001.
How does Sri Lanka rank for number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers?
Sri Lanka ranks 8th out of 26 countries with data for 2016.
Is number of paid employees, by occupation: teachers rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. 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 paid employees, by occupation: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of paid 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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