Student Performance
June 25, 2026
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
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
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
2025: 11,651
Decrease: 1,741 candidates
Failed in All Subjects
2024: 7,555 – 2.34%
2025: 7,199 – 2.33%
Decrease: 356 candidates
2025: 7,199 – 2.33%
Decrease: 356 candidates
Province Performance – First-Attempt School Candidates
1
Southern Province
75.57%
2
Eastern Province
74.43%
3
Western Province
74.42%
4
Sabaragamuwa Province
74.31%
5
Central Province
73.98%
6
Uva Province
71.34%
7
North Western Province
70.69%
8
Northern Province
70.01%
9
North Central Province
68.39%
District Performance – All 25 Districts
1. Ampara
77.80%
2. Colombo
77.44%
3. Matara
76.92%
4. Kandy
76.03%
5. Hambantota
75.98%
6. Batticaloa
75.80%
7. Kegalle
74.74%
8. Galle
74.26%
9. Mannar
74.19%
10. Ratnapura
74.00%
11. Matale
73.08%
12. Kurunegala
73.00%
13. Badulla
72.92%
14. Gampaha
72.82%
15. Kalutara
71.59%
16. Jaffna
71.57%
17. Nuwara Eliya
70.61%
18. Anuradhapura
70.52%
19. Mullaitivu
68.94%
20. Monaragala
68.86%
21. Trincomalee
66.56%
22. Kilinochchi
66.39%
23. Vavuniya
66.28%
24. Puttalam
65.42%
25. Polonnaruwa
63.44%
Highest-Performing Education Zones
Kandy
1st
85.97%
Akkaraipattu
2nd
85.41%
Kalmunai
3rd
84.63%
Thirukkovil
4th
83.52%
Walasmulla
5th
81.82%
Batticaloa Central
6th
81.09%
Colombo
7th
80.08%
Bandarawela
8th
79.30%
Jaffna
9th
79.27%
Kegalle
10th
78.90%
Education Zones with the Lowest Qualification Rates
Dimbulagala
55.16%
Islands
58.41%
Vavuniya North
61.35%
Puttalam
63.79%
Hingurakgoda
63.95%
Tambuttegama
65.11%
Trincomalee
65.25%
Kalkudah
65.33%
Nivithigala
65.40%
Kilinochchi South
65.77%
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
Click to View Pass Rates for All Subjects
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.
