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Treasures of the Education System in Sri Lanka

Restoring Performance, Expanding Opportunities and Enhancing Prospects

Publisher: The World Bank (WB)

Place of Publish: Sri Lanka, Colombo

Year: 2004

Page Numbers: 125

Acc. No: 355

Class No: 370 TRE-SL

Category: Books & Reports

Subjects: Education

Type of Resource: Monograph

Languages: English

ISBN: 955-8909-14-2

The Sri Lankan education system has been celebrated in development policy circles and economic literature for its success in providing widespread access to primary and secondary education, and enabling the country to attain a high level of human development for a low-income economy. This study provides an overview of the education system in Sri Lanka, highlights the principal findings that were discovered in the process and finally, provides options and recommendations for the future.