Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled was 9,643 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Sri Lanka, 1978–2018
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Sri Lanka stood at 9,643 number.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Sri Lanka peaked at 24,334 number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 2,919 number, in 1996.
That places Sri Lanka 92nd out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 24,334 number | — |
| 1992 | 13,720 number | -43.6% |
| 1993 | 13,813 number | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 12,413 number | -10.1% |
| 1995 | 11,705 number | -5.7% |
| 1996 | 2,919 number | -75.1% |
| 2002 | 14,686 number | +403.1% |
| 2003 | 15,030 number | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 14,826 number | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 15,789 number | +6.5% |
| 2006 | 10,940 number | -30.7% |
| 2007 | 10,489 number | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 10,445 number | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 10,554 number | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 10,789 number | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 10,819 number | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 9,799 number | -9.4% |
| 2013 | 10,003 number | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 10,206 number | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 10,410 number | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 10,178 number | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 9,629 number | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 9,643 number | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +403.1% | 2,919 number | 14,686 number |
| 1996 | -75.1% | 11,705 number | 2,919 number |
| 1992 | -43.6% | 24,334 number | 13,720 number |
| 2006 | -30.7% | 15,789 number | 10,940 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24,334 number | 24,334 number | 24,334 number | 1 |
| 1990s | 10,914 number | 2,919 number | 13,813 number | 5 |
| 2000s | 12,845 number | 10,445 number | 15,789 number | 8 |
| 2010s | 10,164 number | 9,629 number | 10,819 number | 9 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 89 Uzbekistan 10,341 number compare
- 90 Paraguay 9,999 number compare
- 91 Portugal 9,844 number compare
- 93 Costa Rica 9,062 number compare
- 94 Switzerland 8,645 number compare
- 95 Tajikistan 8,297 number compare
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- 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 teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Sri Lanka?
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in Sri Lanka was 9,643 number in 2018, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 24,334 number in 1978.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,919 number in 1996.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled?
- Sri Lanka ranks 92nd out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Teachers in primary education, male (number) with 748 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.