Table 15C (Education, School, Result)

Educational Attainment (>5 years old) (Sex)(District) (2001)

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District

No Schooling

Attending grade 1

Passed grade 1-5

Passed grade 6-10

Passed GCE (O/L) /NCGE/ SSC¹⁾

Passed GCE (A/L)/ HNCE/ HSC²⁾

Degree and above

Not stated

All

Male

Female

All

Male

Female

All

Male

Female

All

Male

Female

All

Male

Female

All

Male

Female

All

Male

Female

All

Male

Female

Sri Lanka

6.3

4.7

7.8

1.4

1.3

20.9

21.6

20.0

39.6

41.3

37.9

18.8

18.4

19.2

9.4

8.6

10.3

1.2

1.3

1.1

2.4

2.6

2.2

Colombo

3.9

3.1

4.8

1.1

13.9

13.7

14.2

34.7

35.3

34.0

24.9

25.0

24.9

15.2

11.4

16.0

2.5

2.8

2.2

3.8

4.7

2.9

Gampaha

3.1

2.6

3.7

1.3

1.4

1.2

14.5

15.0

14.1

41.2

42.2

40.3

24.3

23.9

24.7

12.0

11.2

12.8

1.3

1.5

1.2

2.1

2.3

2.0

Kalutara

4.6

3.6

5.4

1.3

18.2

18.7

17.8

41.1

42.8

39.4

20.8

20.4

21.2

10.2

9.0

11.3

1.2

2.7

2.9

2.4

Kandy

6.8

4.9

8.6

1.3

1.4

1.3

20.3

21.3

19.3

37.4

40.1

35.9

19.4

19.1

19.7

10.6

9.5

11.6

1.5

1.6

1.4

2.2

Matale

7.3

5.2

9.8

1.4

1.3

23.9

25.2

22.5

41.0

43.2

38.9

16.5

15.7

17.2

7.5

6.6

8.3

0.9

1.0

0.8

1.6

Nuwara Eliya

13.2

9.4

17.0

1.3

1.4

1.3

28.5

28.8

28.2

35.5

38.8

32.3

12.8

12.4

11.7

4.6

4.5

4.6

0.4

0.5

0.3

4.4

4.2

4.5

Galle

5.6

4.5

6.6

1.4

1.5

1.4

21.0

22.1

20.0

41.1

42.7

39.5

18.7

18.2

19.1

9.4

8.1

10.7

1.0

1.1

1.0

1.8

1.7

Matara

7.2

5.4

8.9

1.4

1.5

1.3

22.5

24.2

20.8

39.8

42.3

37.5

17.4

16.5

18.3

8.9

7.4

10.4

1.2

1.3

1.5

Hambantota

7.7

5.4

10.0

1.6

25.1

27.4

22.8

41.1

43.2

39.0

15.4

14.4

16.4

6.7

5.5

7.8

1.0

0.9

1.0

1.5

Ampara

9.7

7.4

12.1

1.6

1.5

1.6

29.4

29.5

35.7

36.6

34.3

13.8

14.5

13.1

6.7

7.3

6.1

0.5

0.7

0.3

2.5

Kurenegala

5.4

4.0

6.8

1.4

1.3

21.2

22.3

20.2

41.6

43.9

39.4

18.5

17.7

19.4

8.9

7.7

10.0

1.2

1.7

1.8

1.7

Puttalam

5.7

4.9

6.4

1.5

25.8

25.7

25.8

43.6

44.2

43.0

14.0

14.1

14.0

6.1

5.9

6.4

0.7

0.8

0.5

2.6

2.9

2.3

Anuradhapura

5.7

4.2

7.3

1.5

1.4

24.0

24.2

23.8

43.6

45.7

41.5

15.9

15.4

16.4

6.5

6.0

7.0

0.8

0.9

0.6

2.0

Polonnaruwa

5.9

4.5

7.4

1.6

1.5

1.6

26.3

27.4

25.0

43.1

44.4

41.6

14.2

13.7

14.8

5.9

5.3

6.5

0.6

0.7

0.5

2.5

2.6

Badulla

10.6

7.4

13.8

1.5

1.6

1.4

24.8

25.9

23.8

37.4

40.1

36.8

15.0

14.9

15.1

6.8

6.2

7.3

0.9

1.0

0.8

2.9

2.8

3.0

Moneragala

8.9

6.6

11.3

1.7

1.8

1.7

26.8

28.4

25.1

42.3

43.9

40.6

12.6

12.0

13.2

5.2

4.7

5.7

0.7

0.8

0.5

1.8

1.9

1.8

Ratnapura

9.1

6.7

11.5

1.4

24.5

26.2

22.8

40.2

42.7

37.8

15.4

14.4

16.4

6.9

6.1

7.8

0.7

0.8

0.6

1.7

1.8

1.7

Kegalle

6.3

4.5

8.1

1.4

1.3

1.4

20.7

21.9

19.5

40.4

43.1

37.8

19.0

18.1

19.8

9.0

7.7

10.2

1.1

1.0

2.2

Source:

Department of Census and Statistics

Note:

Data are given only f

1) O/L category:

1. GCE O/L = General Certificate of Education, Ordinary Level (current name)

2. NCGE = National General Certificate of Education (during 1970s)

3. SSC = Senior School Certificate (before 1972)

2) A/L category:

1. GCE A/L = General Certificate of Education, Advanced Level (current name)

2. HNCE = Higher National Certificate of Education (during 1970s)

3. HSC = High School Certificate (before 1972)

Revised: 2009(y)/04(m)/10(d)

Chief Editor:

　　 Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)

The Head, Department of Management Studies

University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka