Sri Lanka: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary

Key figures

Since 1970 it is up 259.06% from 8.29 in 1970 (2.7% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 35 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2018, Sri Lanka had the 4th highest value of the 45 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Sri Lanka in the 2018 ranking

• Bangladesh — 1st of 45: 37.12
• Myanmar — 2nd of 45: 35.52
• Morocco — 4th of 45: 28.74
• Senegal — 5th of 45: 27.94
• West Bank and Gaza — 6th of 45: 27.88

What this measures

Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.

Limitations: The comparability of pupil-teacher ratios across countries is affected by the definition of teachers and by differences in class size by grade and in the number of hours taught, as well as the different practices countries employ such as part-time teachers, school shifts, and multi-grade classes. Moreover, the underlying enrollment levels are subject to a variety of reporting errors.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 14 values

Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in nearby economies

• Bangladesh — 37.12 (2018)
• Bhutan — 15.59 (2018)
• India — 24.73 (2018)

More education data for Sri Lanka

• Primary school starting age (years) — 5 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 5 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 10 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 8 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 1.58 million (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (% gross) — 91.45% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) — 92.09% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) — 90.84% (2023)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 1 (2020)
• Secondary education, general pupils

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Questions people ask

What is Sri Lanka's pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?

29.76 in 2018, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1970?

It is up 259.06% from 8.29 in 1970 (2.7% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 30.97 in 2017 and the lowest 7.41 in 1973.

How does Sri Lanka rank?

4th highest of 45 economies with data for 2018.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.TER.ENRL.TC.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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