This document discusses education challenges in Sri Lanka. Some key points: - Sri Lanka spends 1.53% of GDP on education and 6.29% of government expenditure, but ranks only 112th in the world in terms of student unit cost. - Literacy rates are high at 98.1% but unemployment is also high, especially among youth and those with lower levels of education. The unemployment rate for youth ages 15-24 was 21.7% in early 2015. - Pass rates on the O/L exam have increased for some subjects like science and English but decreased for mathematics, the most common reason for dropping out. Only 63% of students qualify for university education. - Major

1. Presented by
Upul Indika
Sri Lanka Education Challenges

3. Which Country has Best Education System
in the World?
Rank Country GDP per
Capita
(U$D)
Literac
y Rate
1 South
Korea
34,795 97.9%
2 Japan 36,332 99%
3 Singapore 64,584 95.9%
4 Hong
Kong
39,871 94.6%
5 Finland 36,395 100%
6 UK 38,711 99%
7 Canada 44,656 99%
8 Netherlan
ds
42,586 99%
9 Ireland 53,462 99%
10 Poland 21,118 99.7%
** Sri Lanka 3,159 98.1%

4. Education- At a Glance
GDP – Edu.: 1.53%
Gvt. Exp. Edu. :
6.29%
(2012)
Total Expenditure
SLRM
112,584
(2013)
Students
4,129,534
(2015)
Teachers
236,988
Schools
10,144
(2015)
Stud. Unit Cost – Rs.29,176
GCE A/L Pass Rate
61.25
(2014)
TPR
17.41
(2014)

5. Unemployment by level of education
3.9 3.2
46.8
28.8
37.4
48.3
28.5
37.9
29.7
25.1
27.3
22.9 22.1 22.421.5
43.1
32.8
25.7
46.2
36.5
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
Male Female Total Male Female Total
2012 2014
UNEMPLOYMENT
Billow Grade 6 Grade 6-10
G.C.E (O/L) G.C.E (A/L) & Above

6. Emerging Issues is with youth
15 – 24 years reported for the First quarter
2015 is 21.7 percent
Inaccessibility
of Quality of
education and
training

7. G.C.E O/L Pass rate Increased ????
55.35
55.18
68.26 68.02
47.78 45.4
64.74 69.33
0
50
100
150
200
250
2012 2015
Mathematics Science English O/L Passed

8. Major Reason to drop in O/L
Mathemati
cs
45%
Tamil
21%
Sinhal
a 14%

9. Higher Education Opportunity
Qualify for
the
University
63%
National University
16%
25200
8% Go abroad to
pursue their studies
Autonomous degree
awarding institutes
SLIIT,IIT, ITS(5%)
Entrance/membershi
p for professional
bodies (5%)
CIMA,BCS,
ACCA,ICASL
Vocational
education (8%)
Higher Diploma (4%)
HNDA,NDT, SLIATE

10. Bridging the gap
Major Challenges in providing employment and
meeting the aspirations of youth.

11. Understanding the opportunities of change

12. Future Opportunities

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