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| 2007 figures estimated by UNESCO Institute for Statistics in September 2008 |
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| 2007 figures estimated by UNESCO Institute for Statistics in September 2008 |
1. Adult Literacy Data
(1) Estimated Number of Adult Illiterates by Sex
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(2) Adult Literacy Rate by Sex
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(3) Main Languages
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main language(s) | % of population | used in school |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sinhalese | 74.0 | YES |
| 2 | Sri Lanka Tamil | 12.7 | YES |
| 3 | Sri Lanka Moor | 7.1 | YES |
| 4 | Indian Tamil | 5.5 | YES |
| 5 | Others | 0.8 | YES |
| Total number of mother tongue(s) : |
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2. Primary Education Data
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year | |
|---|---|---|
| net enrolment ratio (%) | 1995 | 100 |
| % share of girls enrolment | 1996 | 48.0 |
| pupils reaching grade 5 (%) | 1994 | 98.0 |
| pupil - teacher ratio | 1996 | 28 : 1 |
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Years of Compulsory Education | |
| 11 years | ( from 5 years old to 15 years old ) |
3. Pre-primary Education Data
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year | |
|---|---|---|
| gross enrolment ratio (%) |
| ... |
| % share of girls enrolment | |
... |
| pupil-teacher ratio | |
... |
4. Basic Socio-Economic Indicators
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year |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GNP per capita (US$) | 2001 | 830 |
| 2 |
agricultural productivity per capita (US$) |
1996 | 152 |
| 3 | total fertility rate (/woman) | 2002 | 2.1 |
| 4 |
infant mortality rate (age 1/1,000) |
2002 | 17 |
| 5 | under-5 mortality rate (/1,000) | 2002 | 19 |
| 6 | life expectancy at birth (yrs) | 2001 | ... |
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5. Public Education Expenditure
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year |
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|---|---|---|
|
annual budget for nonformal education |
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... |
| public expenditure on education as percentage of GNP (%) | 1997 | 3.3 |
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% share of nonformal education in total education budget |
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... |
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6. Literacy Agencies
| National literacy agency | Non-Formal Education Branch, Ministry of Education and Higher Education |
7. Literacy Programmes
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year | |
|---|---|---|
| basic literacy | ||
| total number of registered learners (in thousands) | ... | ... |
| % share of women | ... | ... |
| total number of certified learners (in thousands) | ... | ... |
| % share of women | ... | ... |
| post-literacy | ||
| total number of registered learners (in thousands) | ... | ... |
| % share of women | ... | ... |
| total number of certified learners (in thousands) | ... | ... |
| % share of women | ... | ... |
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