Teachers in primary education, male in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Teachers in primary education, male was 9,643 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
9,643 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
92nd
of 196 countries
All-time high
24,334 number
in 1978
All-time low
2,919 number
in 1996
Years of data
21
1978–2018

Teachers in primary education, male in Sri Lanka, 1978–2018

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1978199820181978: 24.3k number1992: 13.7k number1993: 13.8k number1994: 12.4k number1995: 11.7k number1996: 2.9k number2002: 14.7k number2003: 15.0k number2004: 14.8k number2005: 15.8k number2006: 10.9k number2007: 10.5k number2008: 10.4k number2009: 10.6k number2010: 10.8k number2011: 10.8k number2012: 9.8k number2015: 10.4k number2016: 10.2k number2017: 9.6k number2018: 9.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 9,643 number for teachers in primary education, male in 2018.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 24,334 number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 2,919 number, in 1996.

Sri Lanka ranks 92nd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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 10,181 number 9,629 number 10,819 number 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 89 Uzbekistan 10,341 number compare
  2. 90 Paraguay 9,999 number compare
  3. 91 Portugal 9,844 number compare
  4. 93 Costa Rica 9,062 number compare
  5. 94 Switzerland 8,645 number compare
  6. 95 Tajikistan 8,297 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is teachers in primary education, male in Sri Lanka?
Teachers in primary education, male in Sri Lanka was 9,643 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 24,334 number in 1978.
What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male 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?
Sri Lanka ranks 92nd out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is teachers in primary education, male 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Teachers in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,382 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male teachers in public and private primary education institutions. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/