182 New Govt. schools between 2013-’17: Report
View(s):There has been an increase in the number of schools in the country from 2013 to 2017, while the number of schools teaching Science subjects too increased during this period, stated the Progress Review of Education in Sri Lanka.
According to the Progress Review, schools teaching all subjects increased from 10,012 to 10,194, while schools teaching Science subjects had risen from 868 to 1,028, from 2013 to 2017.
A Free Education system from Kindergarten to University was introduced in 1945 by the late Dr C.W.W. Kannangara, which paved the way for a system of National Education, which has now increased to more than 10,000 government schools islandwide. – DW