Report June 2, 2025
Addressing Inequalities and Social Cohesion in Sri Lanka’s Education Sector
Education plays a central role in national reconciliation in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka’s education sector faces challenges and opportunities that reflect its complex history, the diverse needs of its population, and contemporary development approaches. This brief provides a summary history of the formal education system, its contemporary organization, and available aggregate statistics, and reviews various analyses of issues the system confronts.