Education in Uva Province, Sri Lanka: official figures
Government schools in Uva Province had 278,013 pupils and 20,188 teachers in 2025 (provisional), 13.8 pupils per teacher, 2nd lowest of the 9 provinces (Sri Lanka: 15.5).
How do students in Uva Province do in the O/L exams?
73.2% of Uva Province's 21,641 school candidates who sat the GCE Ordinary Level exam in 2024 (five or more subjects) qualified for Advanced Level, 4th lowest of the 9 provinces (Sri Lanka: 73.5%; provisional).
Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka (compiling the named official sources) · saved copyHow many students from Uva Province go to university?
2,547 students from Uva Province were admitted to state universities in 2023/2024, 182 per 100,000 residents, 4th lowest of the 9 provinces; they were 5.7% of all admissions (2022/2023: 2,573).
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- Enrolment in Uva Province's government schools fell by 2.8% between 2019 and 2025 (Sri Lanka: fell by 7.7%). Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka (compiling the named official sources) · saved copy
- 9.1% of people in Uva Province had passed the GCE Advanced Level or gone further in the 2019 Household Income and Expenditure Survey, the lowest of the 9 provinces (Sri Lanka: 15.1%). Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka (compiling the named official sources) · saved copy
How Uva Province compares with other provinces
GCE O/L school candidates qualifying for A/L (2024)
Uva Province ranks 6 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | GCE O/L school candidates qualifying for A/L |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Eastern Province | 74.3% |
| 4 | Central Province | 73.9% |
| 5 | Sabaragamuwa Province | 73.5% |
| 6 | Uva Province | 73.2% |
| 7 | North Western Province | 71.5% |
| 8 | North Central Province | 70.2% |
| 9 | Northern Province | 69.9% |
Pupils per teacher in government schools (2025)
Uva Province ranks 8 of 9, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Pupils per teacher in government schools |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Eastern Province | 15.9 |
| 4 | Southern Province | 15.7 |
| 5 | North Western Province | 15.7 |
| 6 | Central Province | 14.9 |
| 7 | Sabaragamuwa Province | 14.7 |
| 8 | Uva Province | 13.8 |
| 9 | Northern Province | 11.1 |
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Sources
- Central Bank of Sri Lanka (compiling the named official sources): Economic and Social Statistics of Sri Lanka 2026, chapter 2: Tables 2.4 (vehicles, Provincial Departments of Motor Traffic), 2.13, 2.16 and 2.18 (HIES 2019, Department of Census and Statistics), 2.20 (Ministry of Education), 2.26 (Department of Examinations), 2.30 (University Grants Commission) and 2.39 (Ministry of Health), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 babb9cbb27c5…)
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