Statistics
February 10, 2026
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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