Sri Lanka: Secondary education, teachers (% female)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 2 percentage points from 70.84% in 2018. Since 1992 it is up 14.13 percentage points from 58.7% in 1992. The World Bank has no value for 21 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2023, Sri Lanka's secondary education, teachers (% female) rose 0.38 percentage points on 2022 (from 72.45% to 72.84%).

Across the 8 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +0.71 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.95 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 5.23 percentage points in 1993 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.19 percentage points in 1995. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2023, Sri Lanka had the 5th highest value of the 36 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 2023 ranking

• Antigua and Barbuda — 1st of 36: 73.99%
• St. Kitts and Nevis — 2nd of 36: 73.82%
• Romania — 3rd of 36: 73.64%
• Lebanon — 5th of 36: 72.03%
• British Virgin Islands — 6th of 36: 71.79%
• Croatia — 7th of 36: 71.34%

What this measures

Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.

Limitations: The indicator measures the level of gender representation in the teaching profession, rather than the effectiveness and quality of teaching.

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

All 11 values

Secondary education, teachers (% female) in nearby economies

• Bangladesh — 28.68% (2024)
• Bhutan — 43.03% (2023)
• India — 49.32% (2025)
• Maldives — 55.46% (2022)
• Nepal — 26.97% (2025)

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 secondary education, teachers (% female)?

72.84% in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1992?

It is up 14.13 percentage points from 58.7% in 1992. The highest value was 72.84% in 2023 and the lowest 58.7% in 1992.

How does Sri Lanka rank?

5th highest of 36 economies with data for 2023.

Is the latest change in secondary education, teachers (% female) unusual for Sri Lanka?

In 2023, Sri Lanka's secondary education, teachers (% female) rose 0.38 percentage points on 2022 (from 72.45% to 72.84%). Across the 8 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2022), the average change was +0.71 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 1.95 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.TCHR.FE.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. 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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