Ministry of Education (Sri Lanka)

Ministry of Education
අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍යාංශය; கல்வி அமைச்சு
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Government of Sri Lanka
Headquarters	Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte; 6°53′27.5″N 79°55′48.4″E / 6.890972°N 79.930111°E
Employees	~300,000 (2021)
Annual budget	LKR 237 billion (2023) ; (1.9% of GDP)
Minister responsible	Hon. Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, Minister of Education;
Agency executive	Mr N.H.M.Chithrananda, Permanent Secretary;
Child agencies	State Ministry of Higher Education; Department of Examinations;
Website	moe.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

Department of Examinations
Educational Publications Department

Universities administered

List of ministers

List of ministers of education

References

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

External links

[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.

[minister-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.

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Agency overview
අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍යාංශය கல்வி அமைச்சு

Jurisdiction	Government of Sri Lanka
Headquarters	Sri 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 budget	LKR 237 billion (2023)^[2] (1.9% of GDP)
Minister responsible	Hon. Dr. Harini Amarasuriya^[3], Minister of Education
Agency executive	Mr N.H.M.Chithrananda, Permanent Secretary
Child agencies	State Ministry of Higher Education Department of Examinations
Website	moe.gov.lk