Teachers in primary education, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Teachers in primary education, male was 9,643 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in primary education, male in Sri Lanka, 1978–2018
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.
Teachers in primary education, male 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% |
| 2015 | 10,410 number | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 10,178 number | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 9,629 number | -5.4% |
| 2018 | 9,643 number | +0.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 9,643 number is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,158 number, 2.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 9,643 number is below the median for South Asia, which is 60,523 number, 16% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Teachers in primary education, male 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 |
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 | 10,181 number | 9,629 number | 10,819 number | 7 |
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
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 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
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/