GCE O/L 2025 Performance Report – Province, District, Zone and Subject Analysis

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Official Performance Analysis 2025

G.C.E. O/L Examination 2025
Performance of Candidates

අ.පො.ස. සාමාන්‍ය පෙළ විභාගය 2025 – අපේක්ෂක කාර්යසාධන වාර්තාව

க.பொ.த. சாதாரண தரப் பரீட்சை 2025 – பரீட்சார்த்திகளின் செயல்திறன் அறிக்கை

Province, district, education zone, school and subject-level performance statistics published by the Department of Examinations.

Official Report Overview

The Department of Examinations has published the performance analysis of candidates who sat the G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination 2025. The report includes national results, A/L qualification rates, nine-A results, province and district rankings, education-zone performance, school-level distribution and subject pass rates.

Important: The analysis is based on examination data collected before the re-scrutiny process. Results that were withheld were not considered in the analysis.

Summary in Sinhala and Tamil

සිංහල සාරාංශය

2025 අ.පො.ස. සාමාන්‍ය පෙළ විභාගයට අපේක්ෂකයින් 404,655 දෙනෙකු පෙනී සිට ඇත. විෂයයන් පහක් හෝ වැඩි ගණනකට පෙනී සිටි අපේක්ෂකයින් අතරින් 235,149 දෙනෙකු උසස් පෙළ සඳහා සුදුසුකම් ලබා ඇති අතර එය 71.13%කි.

පළමු වරට පෙනී සිටි පාසල් අපේක්ෂකයින් අතරින් 225,748 දෙනෙකු හෙවත් 73.16%ක් උසස් පෙළ සඳහා සුදුසුකම් ලබා ඇත.

தமிழ் சுருக்கம்

2025 க.பொ.த. சாதாரண தரப் பரீட்சைக்கு 404,655 பரீட்சார்த்திகள் தோற்றியுள்ளனர். ஐந்து அல்லது அதற்கு மேற்பட்ட பாடங்களுக்குத் தோற்றியவர்களில் 235,149 பேர் உயர்தரக் கல்விக்குத் தகுதி பெற்றுள்ளனர். இது 71.13% ஆகும்.

முதற்தடவையாகத் தோற்றிய பாடசாலைப் பரீட்சார்த்திகளில் 225,748 பேர் அல்லது 73.16% உயர்தரத்திற்குத் தகுதி பெற்றுள்ளனர்.

National Performance – All Candidates

Total Candidates Sat

404,655

School and private candidates

Sat for Five or More Subjects

330,588

81.70%

Qualified for G.C.E. A/L

235,149

71.13%

Passed Six or More Subjects with Required Credits

206,280

62.40%

Obtained Nine A Passes

11,790

3.57%

Failed in All Subjects

8,582

2.60%

The category “passed six or more subjects with three credits” includes a pass in the first language and Mathematics, according to the performance report.

Performance by Type of Candidature

School Candidates – First Attempt

225,748

73.16% Qualified

308,562 sat for five or more subjects

All School Candidates

227,619

72.27% Qualified

314,937 sat for five or more subjects

Private Candidates

7,530

48.11% Qualified

15,651 sat for five or more subjects

First-Attempt School Candidates with 9As

11,651

3.78%

All School Candidates with 9As

11,651

3.70%

Private Candidates with 9As

139

0.89%

2024 and 2025 Comparison

First-attempt school candidates who sat five or more subjects

2024: 322,704
2025: 308,562
Decrease: 14,142

Qualified for G.C.E. A/L

2024: 237,026 – 73.45%
2025: 225,748 – 73.16%
Rate decreased by 0.29 percentage points

Obtained Nine A Passes

2024: 13,392
2025: 11,651
Decrease: 1,741 candidates

Failed in All Subjects

2024: 7,555 – 2.34%
2025: 7,199 – 2.33%
Decrease: 356 candidates

Province Performance – First-Attempt School Candidates

1 Southern Province

75.57%

Qualified: 29,913 of 39,584 candidates

2 Eastern Province

74.43%

Qualified: 18,864 of 25,345 candidates

3 Western Province

74.42%

Qualified: 57,047 of 76,651 candidates

4 Sabaragamuwa Province

74.31%

Qualified: 21,575 of 29,033 candidates

5 Central Province

73.98%

Qualified: 29,911 of 40,430 candidates

6 Uva Province

71.34%

Qualified: 15,249 of 21,375 candidates

7 North Western Province

70.69%

Qualified: 26,609 of 37,641 candidates

8 Northern Province

70.01%

Qualified: 10,696 of 15,278 candidates

9 North Central Province

68.39%

Qualified: 15,884 of 23,225 candidates

District Performance – All 25 Districts

1. Ampara

77.80%

8,844 qualified of 11,367

2. Colombo

77.44%

24,140 qualified of 31,172

3. Matara

76.92%

9,747 qualified of 12,671

4. Kandy

76.03%

16,387 qualified of 21,553

5. Hambantota

75.98%

7,988 qualified of 10,513

6. Batticaloa

75.80%

5,875 qualified of 7,751

7. Kegalle

74.74%

9,032 qualified of 12,084

8. Galle

74.26%

12,178 qualified of 16,400

9. Mannar

74.19%

1,233 qualified of 1,662

10. Ratnapura

74.00%

12,543 qualified of 16,949

11. Matale

73.08%

5,755 qualified of 7,875

12. Kurunegala

73.00%

19,109 qualified of 26,177

13. Badulla

72.92%

9,530 qualified of 13,070

14. Gampaha

72.82%

20,565 qualified of 28,239

15. Kalutara

71.59%

12,342 qualified of 17,240

16. Jaffna

71.57%

5,241 qualified of 7,323

17. Nuwara Eliya

70.61%

7,769 qualified of 11,002

18. Anuradhapura

70.52%

11,449 qualified of 16,234

19. Mullaitivu

68.94%

1,263 qualified of 1,832

20. Monaragala

68.86%

5,719 qualified of 8,305

21. Trincomalee

66.56%

4,145 qualified of 6,227

22. Kilinochchi

66.39%

1,349 qualified of 2,032

23. Vavuniya

66.28%

1,610 qualified of 2,429

24. Puttalam

65.42%

7,500 qualified of 11,464

25. Polonnaruwa

63.44%

4,435 qualified of 6,991

Highest-Performing Education Zones

Kandy 1st

85.97%

6,421 qualified of 7,469

Akkaraipattu 2nd

85.41%

1,475 qualified of 1,727

Kalmunai 3rd

84.63%

2,268 qualified of 2,680

Thirukkovil 4th

83.52%

684 qualified of 819

Walasmulla 5th

81.82%

2,551 qualified of 3,118

Batticaloa Central 6th

81.09%

1,861 qualified of 2,295

Colombo 7th

80.08%

10,969 qualified of 13,697

Bandarawela 8th

79.30%

2,658 qualified of 3,352

Jaffna 9th

79.27%

2,107 qualified of 2,658

Kegalle 10th

78.90%

3,470 qualified of 4,398

Education Zones with the Lowest Qualification Rates

Dimbulagala

55.16%

1,005 qualified of 1,822

Islands

58.41%

250 qualified of 428

Vavuniya North

61.35%

300 qualified of 489

Puttalam

63.79%

3,639 qualified of 5,705

Hingurakgoda

63.95%

1,847 qualified of 2,888

Tambuttegama

65.11%

1,933 qualified of 2,969

Trincomalee

65.25%

1,301 qualified of 1,994

Kalkudah

65.33%

912 qualified of 1,396

Nivithigala

65.40%

1,656 qualified of 2,532

Kilinochchi South

65.77%

1,026 qualified of 1,560

The official report contains complete performance information for all 100 education zones.

Distribution of Schools by A/L Qualification Rate

A total of 6,100 schools were included in the school-level distribution analysis.

75%–100%

1,979

32.44%

of schools

50%–74%

2,532

41.51%

of schools

25%–49%

1,214

19.90%

of schools

1%–24%

248

4.07%

of schools

0%

127

2.08%

of schools

Core Subject Pass Rates

Sinhala Language and Literature

209,882

87.03%

241,167 candidates sat

Tamil Language and Literature

59,078

87.60%

67,441 candidates sat

English

226,876

73.57%

308,391 candidates sat

Mathematics

215,892

70.11%

307,947 candidates sat

History

252,732

81.93%

308,473 candidates sat

Science

221,853

72.03%

308,022 candidates sat

Information and Communication Technology

78,392

92.96%

84,326 candidates sat

Health and Physical Education

138,924

92.78%

149,740 candidates sat

Business and Accounting Studies

70,841

91.34%

77,555 candidates sat

Important Subject Changes from 2024

Islam

89.56%

▲ 4.11 points

2024: 85.45%

Saivaneri

84.34%

▲ 1.38 points

2024: 82.96%

Mathematics

70.11%

▲ 1.04 points

2024: 69.07%

Science

72.03%

▲ 0.97 points

2024: 71.06%

Christianity

86.35%

▼ 5.14 points

2024: 91.49%

Sinhala Language and Literature

87.03%

▼ 0.70 points

2024: 87.73%

Grade Distribution in Major Subjects

Sinhala Language and Literature

A

39,386 · 16.33%

B

43,920 · 18.21%

C

74,708 · 30.98%

S

51,868 · 21.51%

W

31,285 · 12.97%

Tamil Language and Literature

A

11,639 · 17.26%

B

13,035 · 19.33%

C

19,661 · 29.15%

S

14,743 · 21.86%

W

8,363 · 12.40%

English

A

47,538 · 15.41%

B

29,497 · 9.56%

C

66,763 · 21.65%

S

83,078 · 26.94%

W

81,515 · 26.43%

Mathematics

A

58,792 · 19.09%

B

28,957 · 9.40%

C

61,753 · 20.05%

S

66,390 · 21.56%

W

92,055 · 29.89%

History

A

71,163 · 23.07%

B

35,651 · 11.56%

C

66,225 · 21.47%

S

79,693 · 25.83%

W

55,741 · 18.07%

Science

A

32,949 · 10.70%

B

29,445 · 9.56%

C

64,010 · 20.78%

S

95,449 · 30.99%

W

86,169 · 27.97%

Information and Communication Technology

A

20,192 · 23.95%

B

17,632 · 20.91%

C

27,569 · 32.69%

S

12,999 · 15.42%

W

5,934 · 7.04%

Complete 2025 Subject Performance

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11

Buddhism

83.81%

Sat: 224,338 · Passed: 188,027

12

Saivaneri

84.34%

Sat: 32,700 · Passed: 27,579

14

Catholicism

89.10%

Sat: 17,798 · Passed: 15,858

15

Christianity

86.35%

Sat: 3,091 · Passed: 2,669

16

Islam

89.56%

Sat: 30,820 · Passed: 27,601

21

Sinhala Language and Literature

87.03%

Sat: 241,167 · Passed: 209,882

22

Tamil Language and Literature

87.60%

Sat: 67,441 · Passed: 59,078

31

English

73.57%

Sat: 308,391 · Passed: 226,876

32

Mathematics

70.11%

Sat: 307,947 · Passed: 215,892

33

History

81.93%

Sat: 308,473 · Passed: 252,732

34

Science

72.03%

Sat: 308,022 · Passed: 221,853

40

Music – Oriental

92.49%

Sat: 37,012 · Passed: 34,234

41

Music – Western

97.45%

Sat: 2,513 · Passed: 2,449

42

Music – Carnatic

97.71%

Sat: 7,909 · Passed: 7,728

43

Art

87.69%

Sat: 88,799 · Passed: 77,864

44

Dancing – Oriental

92.96%

Sat: 45,574 · Passed: 42,364

45

Dancing – Bharatha

97.54%

Sat: 3,131 · Passed: 3,054

46

Appreciation of English Literary Texts

93.19%

Sat: 11,640 · Passed: 10,847

47

Appreciation of Sinhala Literary Texts

93.63%

Sat: 32,034 · Passed: 29,995

48

Appreciation of Tamil Literary Texts

88.20%

Sat: 19,216 · Passed: 16,949

49

Appreciation of Arabic Literary Texts

88.33%

Sat: 4,884 · Passed: 4,314

50

Drama and Theatre – Sinhala

98.43%

Sat: 27,515 · Passed: 27,083

51

Drama and Theatre – Tamil

99.12%

Sat: 6,622 · Passed: 6,564

52

Drama and Theatre – English

100.00%

Sat: 23 · Passed: 23

60

Business and Accounting Studies

91.34%

Sat: 77,555 · Passed: 70,841

61

Geography

89.19%

Sat: 67,571 · Passed: 60,266

62

Citizenship Education and Governance

87.50%

Sat: 113,348 · Passed: 99,176

63

Entrepreneurship Education

80.11%

Sat: 7,935 · Passed: 6,357

64

Second Language – Sinhala

91.03%

Sat: 16,991 · Passed: 15,467

65

Second Language – Tamil

97.51%

Sat: 16,558 · Passed: 16,145

66

Pali

83.33%

Sat: 6 · Passed: 5

67

Sanskrit

50.00%

Sat: 2 · Passed: 1

68

French

92.69%

Sat: 958 · Passed: 888

69

German

82.93%

Sat: 750 · Passed: 622

70

Hindi

89.00%

Sat: 100 · Passed: 89

71

Japanese

90.61%

Sat: 4,472 · Passed: 4,052

72

Arabic

88.40%

Sat: 319 · Passed: 282

73

Korean

44.44%

Sat: 1,285 · Passed: 571

74

Chinese

50.43%

Sat: 234 · Passed: 118

75

Russian

90.32%

Sat: 31 · Passed: 28

80

Information and Communication Technology

92.96%

Sat: 84,326 · Passed: 78,392

81

Agriculture and Food Technology

81.59%

Sat: 29,938 · Passed: 24,427

82

Aquatic Bio Technology

75.76%

Sat: 726 · Passed: 550

84

Arts and Crafts

92.22%

Sat: 2,480 · Passed: 2,287

85

Home Economics

78.62%

Sat: 29,700 · Passed: 23,349

86

Health and Physical Education

92.78%

Sat: 149,740 · Passed: 138,924

87

Communication and Media Studies

86.77%

Sat: 4,738 · Passed: 4,111

88

Design and Construction Technology

83.17%

Sat: 2,887 · Passed: 2,401

89

Design and Mechanical Technology

78.92%

Sat: 3,074 · Passed: 2,426

90

Design and Electrical and Electronic Technology

84.14%

Sat: 681 · Passed: 573

The pass total represents candidates who received A, B, C or S grades. Electronic Writing and Shorthand subjects did not record 2025 candidate data in the published comparison.

Source: Research and Development Branch, National Evaluation and Testing Service, Department of Examinations, Sri Lanka – Performance of Candidates, G.C.E. O/L Examination 2025.

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