Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education was 793 in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
793
Change on year
down 6.8%
World rank
15th
of 29 countries
All-time high
1,111
in 2004
All-time low
586
in 2011
Years of data
13
2002–2016

Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education in Sri Lanka, 2002–2016

02505007501.0k2002200920162002: 6622003: 7982004: 1.1k2006: 7632007: 7042008: 8772009: 6582011: 5862012: 7002013: 7842014: 8782015: 8512016: 793

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, number of public paid employees, by industry: education in Sri Lanka stood at 793.

The figure is down 6.8% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of public paid employees, by industry: education in Sri Lanka peaked at 1,111 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 586, in 2011.

That places Sri Lanka 15th out of 29 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education in Sri Lanka, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 662
2003 798 +20.5%
2004 1,111 +39.2%
2006 763 -31.3%
2007 704 -7.7%
2008 877 +24.6%
2009 658 -25.0%
2011 586 -10.9%
2012 700 +19.5%
2013 784 +12.0%
2014 878 +12.0%
2015 851 -3.1%
2016 793 -6.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 796.14 658 1,111 7
2010s 765.33 586 878 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of public paid employees, by industry: education in Sri Lanka?
Number of public paid employees, by industry: education in Sri Lanka was 793 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest number of public paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1,111 in 2004.
What is the lowest number of public paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 586 in 2011.
How does Sri Lanka rank for number of public paid employees, by industry: education?
Sri Lanka ranks 15th out of 29 countries with data for 2016.
Is number of public paid employees, by industry: education rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of public paid employees, by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 326 data points, 2000–2021
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