Number of teachers in primary education fell 0.908% to 77.9 '000 in Sri Lanka in 2020, according to World Bank.
Historically, number of teachers in primary education in Sri Lanka reached an all time high of 78.6 '000 in 2019 and an all time low of 48.1 '000 in 1976.
Sri Lanka has been ranked 41st within the group of 122 countries we follow in terms of number of teachers in primary education, 6 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Number of Teachers (Primary Education) | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Bangladesh | '000 | ... | 577 | 355 | 367 | 359 | 363 | |||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | '000 | 46.2 | 51.6 | 51.5 | 44.9 | 45.1 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | '000 | ... | ... | 6,202 | 6,364 | 6,527 | 6,683 | 6,704 | ||||||||||||||
| India | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4,339 | 4,600 | 4,648 | 4,656 | |||||||||
| Indonesia | '000 | 1,727 | 1,772 | 1,446 | 1,507 | 1,447 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | '000 | 35.2 | 35.9 | 34.7 | 33.9 | 32.9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | '000 | 259 | 251 | 255 | 267 | 253 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | '000 | 4.58 | 4.95 | ... | ... | 4.67 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | '000 | ... | 218 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | |||||||||||||
| Pakistan | '000 | 520 | 493 | ... | 472 | 461 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 16.3 | 16.5 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 16.8 | ... | ||||||||
| Sri Lanka | '000 | 78.4 | 78.6 | 77.9 | 71.9 | 71.7 | ... | |||||||||||||||
| Thailand | '000 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 378 | 413 | 327 | 339 | |||||||||||||
| Vietnam | '000 | 397 | 391 | 378 | 385 | 382 |
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