Annual School Census of Sri Lanka 2023

Annual School Census of Sri Lanka 2023

1. School Overview:

• Total Government Schools: 10,096
• National Schools: 396
• Provincial Schools: 9,700
• School Types:
• 1AB Schools: 988
• 1C Schools: 1,975
• Type 2 Schools: 3,273
• Type 3 Schools: 3,860
• Schools by Language Medium:
• Sinhala Only: 6,247
• Tamil Only: 3,011
• Bilingual: 581
• Trilingual: 35

2. Student Population:

• Total Students: 3,882,688
• Male Students: 1,923,591
• Female Students: 1,959,097
• Students by Language Medium:
• Sinhala Medium: 2,827,538
• Tamil Medium: 934,579
• Bilingual and English Medium: 120,571
• Grade 1 Admissions in 2023: 287,639

3. Teaching Staff:

• Total Teaching Staff: 237,787
• Male Teachers: 49,521
• Female Teachers: 175,695
• Principals: 12,571