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Labour Market Information Bulletin - Volume 1/2020

Table 4.4.2: Perpormance of School Candidates who sat for the G.C.E. (A/L) Examination by
District; 2017- 2019
Number sat for Exam Number Qualified for University Entrance
District
2017 2018 2019 2017 2018 2019

Colombo 25,308 26,259 27,335 17,054 17,633 18,625

Gampaha 19,028 20,437 22,612 12,396 13,131 14,506

Kalutara 11,237 12,237 12,837 7,448 7,982 8,670

Kandy 15,767 16,179 17,867 10,172 9,744 11,027

Matale 4,954 5,436 6,117 3,271 3,493 3,858

Nuwara Eliya 5,912 6,101 6,786 4,066 3,974 4,465

Galle 12,872 13,445 13,653 8,278 8,743 9,058

Matara 9,948 10,666 11,256 6,686 6,972 7,575

Hambantota 6,761 7,559 8,161 4,403 4,787 5,189

Jaffna 6,615 7,086 7,546 4,527 4,673 5,107

Mannar 1,203 1,277 1,237 873 875 854

Vavuniya 1,594 1,606 1,731 1,068 1,034 1,113

Mullaitivu 990 1,026 1,217 691 646 830

Kilinochchi 1,189 1,270 1,372 766 779 890

Batticaloa 4,517 4,970 5,274 2,950 3,079 3,368

Ampara 6,674 6,664 7,270 4,023 3,974 4,565

Trincomalee 3,360 3,567 3,685 2,116 2,159 2,358

Kurunegala 17,013 18,127 19,808 11,199 12,041 13,430

Puttalam 5,916 6,217 6,752 4,058 4,212 4,795

Anuradhapura 8,718 8,937 9,991 5,520 5,614 6,539

Polonnaruwa 3,412 3,644 4,232 2,123 2,215 2,537

Badulla 9,221 9,660 10,481 6,167 6,202 6,896

Moneragala 4,392 4,867 5,341 2,990 3,198 3,539

Ratnapura 10,986 11,502 12,422 7,592 7,932 8,209

Kegalle 9,043 9,452 10,567 5,984 6,080 6,902

Island 206,630 218,191 235,550 136,421 141,172 154,905

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