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Table 13B (Education, School, Pupil)
Performance of Candidates - G.C.E. (O/L) and G.C.E.( A/L)  (1999 - 2004)
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                                                 Year                                         Item 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004
School candidates sat for the GCE ( O/L)* 346,796 349,464 347,315 342,316 348,361 342,068
Percentage of qualifying for GCE ( O/L) 37.70 36.98 36.80 41.60 44.01 45.04
All Candidates sat for GCE (O/L) 532,448 471,309 456,829 432,771 434,131 430,911
Percentage of qualifying for GCE (O/L) 27.11 29.34 29.74 40.43 42.81 43.86
School candidates sat for the GCE( A/L)** 142,294 157,364 171,544 186,728 185,825 171,152
School candidates qualifying to enter University 63,673 80,411 86,656 81,554 82,192 94,228
Percentage of qualifying to enter University 44.75 51.10 50.52 43.67 44.20 55.00
All Candidates applied  for the  GCE (A/L) 195,368 214,189 229,689 257,664 250,449 239,711
All Candidates sat for the  GCE (A/L) 169,679 183,439 198,509 208,503 213,201 199,652
All candidates qualifying to enter University 73,542 91,589 98,329 92,226 93,292 108,357
Percentage of qualifying to enter University 43.35 49.93 49.53 44.23 43.75 54.20
© 2009, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) 
Source:
Department of Examinations
Key:
*  GCE ( O/L) =General Certificate of Education, Ordinary Level
**;GCE (A/L)  =General Certificaion of Education, Advanced Level
Revised:  2009(y)/04(m)/10(d)
Chief Editor:
   Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
     The Head, Department of Management Studies
     University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka