Schools

Schools, pupils and teachers, government and other, annual. See name, annual, 2013–2025.

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

Total no. of schools10,991−0.3%
Total no. of schools - government schools10,047−0.3%
Total no. of schools - other schools9440.0%
Total no. of schools - other schools - pirivena schools8220.0%
Total no. of schools - other schools - private and special schools1220.0%
Classification of government schools10,047−0.3%
Classification of government schools (c) - 1A & B schools1,0090.0%
Classification of government schools (c) - 1C schools1,962+0.2%
Classification of government schools (c) - type 2 schools3,244−0.2%
Classification of government schools (c) - type 3 schools3,832−0.6%
Total no. of pupils3,957,130−1.7%
Total no. of pupils - government schools3,747,544−1.8%
Total no. of pupils - other schools209,5860.0%
Total no. of pupils - other schools - pirivena schools66,840−4.2%
Total no. of pupils - other schools - private and special schools138,190+0.2%
New admissions266,281−5.7%
Total no. of teachers257,946+1.5%
Total no. of teachers - government schools242,309+1.6%
Total no. of teachers - other schools15,637+0.2%
Total no. of teachers - other schools - pirivena schools7,331+0.6%
Total no. of teachers - other schools - private and special schools8,306−0.1%
Pupil / teacher ratio - all schools15.34−3.2%

Total no. of schools

see name, annual. 2025: 10,991, −0.3% 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.