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	Table 01 (Education, whole)
	Education (General)(University)(Expenditure)  (1948-1999)
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Education	General Education			University Education				Education
School	Government	Students	Teachers	Students	Lecturers	Graduated	Annual	Expenditure
Year	Schools						Enrollments	(% of GDP)
1948	3,091	1,177,695	32,704	1,611	121	200	n.a	2.95
1949	3,122	1,243,871	33,920	1,844	137	217	n.a	3.07
1950	3,188	1,349,345	38,086	2,036	157	302	n.a	2.50
1951	3,286	1,410,514	40,020	2,210	183	304	n.a	2.36
1952	3,379	1,476,146	44,553	2,332	183	320	n.a	2.91
1953	3,449	1,548,197	47,426	2,392	193	312	514	2.90
1954	3,581	1,593,881	49,283	2,434	201	354	607	2.71
1955	3,675	1,637,008	48,342	2,431	200	475	658	2.67
1956	3,735	1,693,879	50,186	2,534	231	487	658	3.50
1957	3,921	1,833,074	55,410	2,718	227	549	750	3.41
1958	4,035	1,886,138	58,546	2,950	228	531	763	3.59
1959	4,152	2,098,941	66,113	3,181	264	533	886	3.94
1960	4,394	2,192,379	69,658	3,684	269	596	890	4.40
1961	4,572	2,313,852	70,499	4,655	237	633	925	4.33
1962	4,592	2,268,064	76,353	5,117	350	742	947	4.43
1963	4,936	2,482,613	81,109	5,706	435	973	n.a	4.43
1964	5,508	2,540,913	93,789	12,485	545	2,184	n.a	4.59
1965	5,660	2,556,191	91,981	14,139	563	2,143	1,885	4.44
1966	8,409	2,565,891	88,664	15,046	548	3,494	3,990	4.20
1967	8,433	2,588,502	87,471	14,512	585	3,281	n.a	4.06
1968	9,773	2,633,637	92,982	13,005	650	4,614	n.a	4.01
1969	9,845	2,668,392	95,273	12,535	890	4,317	3,457	3.49
1970	9,928	2,716,187	96,426	11,813	1,163	3,735	n.a	3.53
1971	8,585	2,828,070	94,858	12,239	1,109	3,489	n.a	4.15
1972	8,551	2,625,241	96,466	11,968	1,297	3,941	3,338	5.16
1973	8,571	2,689,700	102,649	11,526	1,398	4,087	3,420	3.60
1974	8,573	2,611,925	102,656	12,084	1,490	3,325	3,653	2.89
1975	8,622	2,560,479	104,043	12,643	1,261	3,146	3,482	2.66
1976	8,655	2,571,984	110,563	12,178	1,324	3,279	3,854	3.02
1977	8,673	2,566,381	117,735	14,347	1,596	2,965	4,366	2.68
1978	9,072	3,083,725	129,971	16,253	1,639	3,850	4,717	2.67
1979	9,052	3,208,191	142,207	16,401	1,604	3,372	4,286	2.65
1980	9,117	3,389,776	141,185	17,308	1,539	3,252	4,688	2.77
1981	9,521	3,451,358	135,869	17,656	1,609	3,197	4,806	2.38
1982	9,544	3,484,661	133,802	18,103	1,887	3,678	5,119	2.50
1983	9,575	3,553,027	134,299	18,009	1,767	3,562	5,463	2.33
1984	9,556	3,625,897	140,190	18,496	1,758	4,393	5,630	2.02
1985	9,634	3,738,633	147,513	18,217	1,828	4,481	5,707	2.74
1986	9,657	3,864,187	149,039	18,913	1,906	4,179	6,044	2.80
1987	9,709	3,974,605	146,712	19,966	1,843	845	6,201	2.47
1988	9,771	4,058,843	147,578	24,668	1,825	589	6,143	2.88
1989	9,805	4,179,520	153,243	24,640	1,811	1,277	6,463	3.23
1990	9,864	4,232,356	184,822	29,471	2,040	4,476	6,143	2.97
1991	9,998	4,258,698	177,231	28,260	1,811	5,386	6,463	2.45
1992	10,042	4,285,286	182,756	31,447	1,828	4,265	8,970	2.95
1993	10,160	4,303,493	193,924	30,637	1,955	4,944	8,900	2.82
1994	10,191	4,327,959	195,182	30,764	2,122	5,493	7,849	3.06
1995	10,239	4,351,022	195,210	32,004	2,524	5,550	8,015	2.83
1996	10,280	4,289,110	195,203	33,948	2,747	n.a.	8,663	2.65
1997	10,983	4,260,989	187,539	36,578	2,927	6,738	9,787	-
1998	10,947	4,278,290	196,305	38,594	3,050	6,758	11,315	-
1999	11,031	4,277,104	196,726	40,174	3,200	n.a.	11,324	-
© ２００７， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source:
Department of Education and Higher Education, Sri Lanka.
Revised:  2007(y)/01(m)/30(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
The Head, Department of Management Studies
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka