Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education was 26.5 headcount basis in 2018. ▼ Falling
Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in Sri Lanka, 2010–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in headcount basis.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in Sri Lanka is 26.5 headcount basis, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in Sri Lanka peaked at 29.6 headcount basis in 2013 and was at its lowest, 26.5 headcount basis, in 2018.
Sri Lanka ranks 47th of 108 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 44 Iran 28.52 headcount basis compare
- 45 El Salvador 28.18 headcount basis compare
- 46 Philippines 27.07 headcount basis compare
- 48 Kyrgyzstan 26.11 headcount basis compare
- 49 Grenada 25.97 headcount basis compare
- 50 Mexico 25.81 headcount basis compare
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in Sri Lanka?
- Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education in Sri Lanka was 26.5 headcount basis in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6 headcount basis in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5 headcount basis in 2018.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education?
- Sri Lanka ranks 47th out of 108 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Pupil-trained teacher ratio in primary education (headcount basis). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Average number of pupils per trained teacher at a given level of education, based on headcounts of both pupils and teachers. Divide the total number of pupils enrolled at the specified level of education by the number of trained teachers at the same level. A trained teacher is defined as a teacher who has fulfilled at least the minimum organized teacher-training requirements (pre-service or in-service) to teach a specific level of education according to the relevant national policy or law. These requirements usually include pedagogical knowledge (broad principles and strategies of classroom management and organization that transcend the subject matter being taught - typically approaches, methods and techniques of teaching), and professional knowledge (knowledge of statutory instruments and other legal frameworks that govern the teaching profession). Some programmes may also cover content knowledge (knowledge of the curriculum and the subject matter to be taught and the use of relevant materials). In computing and interpreting this indicator, one should take into account the existence of part-time teaching, school-shifts, multi-grade classes and other practices that may affect the precision and meaningfulness of pupil-teacher ratios. When feasible, the number of part-time teachers is converted to ‘full-time equivalent’ teachers; a double-shift teacher is counted twice, etc. Teachers are defined as persons whose professional activity involves the transmitting of knowledge, attitudes and skills that are stipulated in a formal curriculum programme to students enrolled in a formal educational institution.