Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary was 18.48 in 2018. ▬ Flat
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Sri Lanka, 2011–2018
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 18.48 for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in 2018. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
That places Sri Lanka 31st out of 128 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
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More education data for Sri Lanka
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 73,333 (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.1% (2023)
- School enrollment, primary, male 90.8% (2023)
- Labor force, total 8.26 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 33.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Sri Lanka?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary in Sri Lanka was 18.48 in 2018, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 18.48 in 2018.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.86 in 2017.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary?
- Sri Lanka ranks 31st out of 128 countries with data for 2018.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Upper secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in upper secondary school.