Education Statistics

Last updated: 2007 August

The main source of education statistics is the annual school census carried out by the Statistics Branch of the Ministry of Education and Higher Education. This census has been carried out for about two decades. It covers the schools in the country and collects information on schools, teachers, pupils, physical resources etc. Besides,  information on  educational institutions such as Pirivenas and Teacher Training Colleges are also collected.

Table - Number of schools, pupils, teachers and pupil teacher ratios 1993-1997

Table - Number of government schools by status, 1993 - 1997

Table - Pupil teacher ratio by category of teachers in government schools 1993 - 1997

Table - Pupils by type of cycle in government schools - 1997

District Level Statistics on Education System of Sri Lanka