Government schools

Government schools by type. Annual, 2021–2025.

Published by the Ministry of Education; read from CBSL Economic and Social Statistics.

GCE (A/L) science (1AB) - schools - no.1,009see name0.0%
GCE (A/L) science (1AB) - schools - percentage10.0%no change
GCE (A/L) science (1AB) - pupils - no.1,548,644see name−1.5%
GCE (A/L) science (1AB) - pupils - percentage41.3%+0.1 pts
GCE (A/L) science (1AB) - teachers - no.82,250see name+1.7%
GCE (A/L) science (1AB) - teachers - percentage33.9%no change
GCE (A/L) science (1AB) - pupils per teacher18.83see name−3.1%
GCE (A/L) arts/commerce (other than science) (1C) - schools - no.1,962see name+0.2%
GCE (A/L) arts/commerce (other than science) (1C) - schools - percentage19.5%+0.1 pts
GCE (A/L) arts/commerce (other than science) (1C) - pupils - no.968,524see name−1.4%
GCE (A/L) arts/commerce (other than science) (1C) - pupils - percentage25.8%+0.1 pts
GCE (A/L) arts/commerce (other than science) (1C) - teachers - no.65,746see name+1.6%
GCE (A/L) arts/commerce (other than science) (1C) - teachers - percentage27.1%no change
GCE (A/L) arts/commerce (other than science) (1C) - pupils per teacher14.73see name−3.0%
Upto year 11 (type 2) - schools - no.3,244see name−0.2%
Upto year 11 (type 2) - schools - percentage32.3%no change
Upto year 11 (type 2) - pupils - no.649,727see name−2.4%
Upto year 11 (type 2) - pupils - percentage17.3%−0.1 pts
Upto year 11 (type 2) - teachers - no.59,642see name+1.7%
Upto year 11 (type 2) - teachers - percentage24.6%no change
Upto year 11 (type 2) - pupils per teacher10.89see name−4.0%
From years 1 to 5 or years 1 to 8 (type 3) - schools - no.3,832see name−0.6%
From years 1 to 5 or years 1 to 8 (type 3) - schools - percentage38.1%−0.1 pts
From years 1 to 5 or years 1 to 8 (type 3) - pupils - no.580,649see name−2.5%
From years 1 to 5 or years 1 to 8 (type 3) - pupils - percentage15.5%−0.1 pts
From years 1 to 5 or years 1 to 8 (type 3) - teachers - no.34,671see name+1.1%
From years 1 to 5 or years 1 to 8 (type 3) - teachers - percentage14.3%−0.1 pts
From years 1 to 5 or years 1 to 8 (type 3) - pupils per teacher16.75see name−3.6%
All government schools - schools - no.10,047see name−0.3%
All government schools - schools - percentage100.0%no change
All government schools - pupils - no.3,747,544see name−1.8%
All government schools - pupils - percentage100.0%no change
All government schools - teachers - no.242,309see name+1.6%
All government schools - teachers - percentage100.0%no change
All government schools - pupils per teacher15.47see name−3.3%

GCE (A/L) science (1AB) - schools - no.

see name, annual. 2025: 1,009, 0.0% on a year earlier

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Published by the Ministry of Education; read from CBSL Economic and Social Statistics.

* Calculated by Macro Lab from the published values.