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April 07, 2026
GCE A/L 2025 Results Analysis Sri Lanka – District, Province & Stream Performance Report
📘 G.C.E. (A/L) Examination 2025 – Performance of Candidates
Easy-view data analysis tile package for Blogger • Mobile responsive • Summary of year trends, all-island results, province rankings, subject stream performance, and district highlights.
📌 Important Note: This report is based on data collected before re-scrutiny, and withheld results were not included in the analysis.
🏫 School Candidates Sat
221,413
School candidates sat for 3 core subjects in 2025
🎓 School Candidates Eligible
146,405
66.12% eligible for university entrance
👥 All Candidates Sat
281,810
Total all candidates sat in 2025
🏆 All Candidates Eligible
176,527
62.64% eligible for university entrance
🌟 School Candidates – 3A
7,477
3.38% obtained 3 A’s
❌ School Candidates Failed All
19,301
8.72% failed in all subjects
🌟 All Candidates – 3A
8,300
2.95% obtained 3 A’s
❌ All Candidates Failed All
30,898
10.96% failed in all subjects
📊 2020–2025 Year Trend Summary
School Candidates Eligible %: 65.98% (2020 New), 63.53% (2021), 64.21% (2022), 66.07% (2023), 67.32% (2024), 66.12% (2025).
All Candidates Eligible %: 64.24% (2020 New), 66.10% (2020 Old), 62.89% (2021), 63.25% (2022), 64.33% (2023), 64.73% (2024), 62.64% (2025).
School 3A % in 2025: 3.38% compared with 3.89% in 2024.
All Candidates 3A % in 2025: 2.95% compared with 3.45% in 2024.
School Failed All % in 2025: 8.72%.
All Candidates Failed All % in 2025: 10.96%.
🌍 All-Island Snapshot
🏫 School Candidates
Applied: 246,571
Sat: 221,413 89.80%
Eligible for University Entrance: 146,405 66.12%
Obtained 3 A’s: 7,477 3.38%
Passed in 2 Subjects: 33,201 15.00%
Passed in 1 Subject: 22,442 10.14%
Failed in All Subjects: 19,301 8.72%
👥 All Candidates
Applied: 340,592
Sat: 281,810 82.74%
Eligible for University Entrance: 176,527 62.64%
Obtained 3 A’s: 8,300 2.95%
Passed in 2 Subjects: 42,821 15.19%
Passed in 1 Subject: 31,469 11.17%
Failed in All Subjects: 30,898 10.96%
👩 Female candidates account for 65% of those eligible for university entrance in both school and all-candidate charts, while males account for 35%.
🏛 Province Performance – Top Highlights
🏫 School Candidates by Province
1. Western: 53,275 sat | 36,987 eligible | 69.43%
2. North Western: 23,794 sat | 16,294 eligible | 68.48%
3. Northern: 12,540 sat | 8,390 eligible | 66.91%
Lowest: North Central – 14,379 sat | 8,758 eligible | 60.91%
👥 All Candidates by Province
1. Northern: 14,099 sat | 9,191 eligible | 65.19%
2. Western: 70,465 sat | 44,931 eligible | 63.76%
3. Southern: 38,668 sat | 24,628 eligible | 63.69%
Lowest: North Central – 18,535 sat | 10,897 eligible | 58.79%
📚 Subject Stream Analysis
Subject Stream
School Eligible %
All Eligible %
Quick Note
Bio Science
59.56%
58.43%
Lower eligibility; high fail-all rates
Physical Science
63.96%
61.59%
Good 3A performance
Commerce
72.02%
66.29%
Best school stream for eligibility
Arts
67.57%
63.57%
Largest candidate group
Engineering Technology
64.85%
62.65%
Very low 3A percentages
Bio Systems Technology
71.76%
70.24%
Best overall all-candidate eligibility
None
55.39%
51.45%
Lowest eligibility
🏅 Best School Stream
Commerce
72.02% eligible for university entrance
🏅 Best All-Candidate Stream
Bio Systems
70.24% eligible for university entrance
📈 Largest Stream
Arts
91,649 all candidates sat
⚠ Lowest Stream
None
51.45% all-candidate eligibility
📍 District Highlights
🏫 School Candidates – Top Districts
1. Colombo: 22,592 sat | 15,988 eligible | 70.77%
2. Mannar: 1,221 sat | 858 eligible | 70.27%
3. Puttalam: 5,767 sat | 4,042 eligible | 70.09%
Lowest: Polonnaruwa – 4,161 sat | 2,407 eligible | 57.85%
👥 All Candidates – Top Districts
1. Jaffna: 7,444 sat | 4,999 eligible | 67.15%
2. Mannar: 1,490 sat | 984 eligible | 66.04%
3. Batticaloa: 7,236 sat | 4,721 eligible | 65.24%
Lowest: Polonnaruwa – 5,271 sat | 2,964 eligible | 56.23%
🔎 Quick Stream Leaders by Province
School Bio Science: Western leads with 65.66%.
School Physical Science: Western leads with 68.84%.
School Commerce: Western leads with 76.34%.
School Arts: Eastern leads with 72.59%.
School Engineering Technology: Western leads with 69.83%.
School Bio Systems Technology: Southern leads with 74.46%.
All-Candidate Bio Science: Northern leads with 63.31%.
All-Candidate Physical Science: Southern leads with 65.67%.
All-Candidate Commerce: North Western leads with 68.09%.
All-Candidate Arts: Northern leads with 70.05%.
All-Candidate Engineering Technology: Southern leads with 66.62%.
All-Candidate Bio Systems Technology: Southern leads with 73.87%.
✅ Easy Summary
The 2025 A/L report shows 66.12% university eligibility among school candidates and 62.64% among all candidates.
The strongest province for school candidates is Western, while Northern leads among all candidates.
Commerce and Bio Systems Technology show the strongest eligibility performance among streams.
Colombo leads school district performance, while Jaffna leads among all candidates.
Female candidates account for the larger share of eligible candidates according to the report charts.
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