Government School Statistics 2025 (National & Provincial)

Government School Statistics for the year 2025 has been released.

summary of the Basic Statistics of Government Schools – Sri Lanka (2025)

Schools Overview

Total Government Schools: 10,047

National Schools: 396

Provincial Schools: 9,651

By School Type

Type 3 schools: 3,832 (38.5%)

Type 2 schools: 3,244 (33.1%)

1C schools: 1,962 (19.7%)

1AB schools: 1,009 (9.2%)

By Grade Span

Grades 1–5 only: 3,832 (38.5%)

Grades 1–11: 2,972 (29.9%)

Grades 1–13: 2,004 (19.0%)

Grades 6–13: 967 (9.4%)

Grades 1–9: 252 (3.0%)

Grades 6–11: 20 (0.2%)

By Medium of Instruction

Sinhala: 6,157 schools (61.3%)

Tamil: 2,977 (29.6%)

Sinhala & English: 630 (6.3%)

Tamil & English: 209 (2.1%)

Sinhala, Tamil & English: 40 (0.4%)

Sinhala & Tamil: 34 (0.3%)

Student Population (All Grades)

Total Students: 3,747,544

By Gender

Male: 1,856,100 (49.5%)

Female: 1,891,444 (50.5%)

By School Type

1AB: 1,549,882 (41.4%)

1C: 966,909 (25.8%)

Type 2: 650,104 (17.3%)

Type 3: 580,649 (15.5%)

By Medium

Sinhala Medium: 2,692,039 (71.8%)

Tamil Medium: 913,364 (24.4%)

English Medium: 142,141 (3.8%)

School Size Distribution (by student count)

Most schools are mid-sized:

201–500 students: 2,546 schools (25.2%)

101–200 students: 2,149 (21.7%)

51–100 students: 1,648 (16.2%)

Very large schools (over 3,000 students) are rare (<1%)

Grade 1 Admissions – 2025

Total New Admissions: 266,281

National Schools: 26,567

Provincial Schools: 239,714

By Gender

Boys: 135,587 (50.9%)

Girls: 130,694 (49.1%)

By School Type

Type 3: 109,908

1C: 58,571

Type 2: 51,943

1AB: 45,859

By Medium (Grade 1)

Sinhala: 189,525 (71.2%)

Tamil: 76,639 (28.8%)

English: 117 (0.04%)

👩‍🏫 Teaching Staff

Total Teachers: 242,309

By Gender

Female: 186,896 (77.1%)

Male: 55,413 (22.9%)

By Training

Trained Graduates: 114,034

Trained (non-graduate): 85,296

Untrained Graduates: 40,816

By School Level

Provincial Schools: 199,506 teachers (82.3%)

National Schools: 42,803 (17.7%)

Key Takeaways

• Most schools are provincial and small to mid-sized
• Type 3 and Type 2 schools make up over 70% of schools
• Sinhala medium dominates student population
• Slightly more girls than boys in total enrollment
• Teaching workforce is mostly female and largely trained

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