Sri Lanka - History & Background, Constitution & Legal Foundations, Educational System—overview, Preprimary & Primary Education, Secondary Education
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| BASIC DATA |
| Official Country Name: |
Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
| Region: |
East & South Asia |
| Population: |
19,238,575 |
| Language(s): |
Sinhala, Tamil, English |
| Literacy Rate: |
90.2% |
| Academic Year: |
January-December |
| Number of Primary Schools: |
9,554 |
| Compulsory Schooling: |
9 years |
| Public Expenditure on Education: |
3.4% |
| Foreign Students in National Universities: |
55 |
| Educational Enrollment: |
Primary: 1,843,848 |
| |
Secondary: 2,314,054 |
| |
Higher: 63,660 |
| Educational EnrollmentRate: |
Primary: 109% |
| |
Secondary: 75% |
| Teachers: |
Primary: 66,339 |
| |
Secondary: 103,572 |
| |
Higher: 2,636 |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: |
Primary: 28:1 |
| |
Secondary: 22:1 |
| Female Enrollment Rate: |
Primary: 108% |
| |
Secondary: 78% |
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