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Ministry of Education
අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍යාංශය
கல்வி அமைச்சு
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Sri Lanka
HeadquartersSri Jayawardenepura Kotte
6°53′27.5″N 79°55′48.4″E / 6.890972°N 79.930111°E / 6.890972; 79.930111
Employees~300,000 (2021)[1]
Annual budgetDecrease LKR 237 billion (2023)[2]
(1.9% of GDP)
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Child agencies
Websitemoe.gov.lk

The Ministry of Education[4] (Sinhala: අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍යාංශය; Tamil: கல்வி அமைச்சு) is a ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to primary, secondary, and tertiary education in Sri Lanka. Currently, Sri Lanka allocates less than 2% of its GDP on education, which falls well below the international benchmark of 4-6%, making it one of lowest in the region, UNICEF emphasised.[5]

Departments within the Ministry of Education

Universities administered

List of ministers

See also

References

  1. ^ "Annual School Census of Sri Lanka" (PDF). Ministry of Education Sri Lanka. 31 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Sri Lanka's education ministry to be allocated Rs 237 Bn in Budget 2024". EconomyNext. 2023-11-07. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
  3. ^ "LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS". cabinetoffice.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  4. ^ "Extra Gazette No. 2281/41 of 27.05.2022 (Duties and Functions)" (PDF). documents.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  5. ^ "BUDGET BRIEF: EDUCATION SECTOR SRI LANKA 2021" (PDF). UNICEF. 12 August 2021.

External links

Education in Sri Lanka
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