Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012
Table A28: Population aged 5 years and over, by educational attainment, age, sex and sector
Educational attainment, sex and
sector
Colombo District
All Sectors
Both Sexes
All attainments
No schooling
Attending grade 1
Passed grade 1 - 5
Passed grade 6 - 8
Passed grade 9 - 10
G.C.E.(O/L) or equivalent
G.C.E.(A/L) or equivalent
Degree
Post Graduate Diploma
Post Graduate Degree
Ph.D.
Male
All attainments
No schooling
Attending grade 1
Passed grade 1 - 5
Passed grade 6 - 8
Passed grade 9 - 10
G.C.E.(O/L) or equivalent
G.C.E.(A/L) or equivalent
Degree
Post Graduate Diploma
Post Graduate Degree
Ph.D.
Population 5
years & over
Age (in years)
5-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-59
60-64
65 and over
2,157,744
52,421
34,030
318,445
310,839
434,334
478,323
407,018
92,279
15,472
12,117
2,466
337,299
12,191
34,030
173,294
94,421
23,363
-
369,871
2,183
6,450
19,250
126,558
111,915
94,948
7,623
741
185
18
378,301
4,277
13,957
28,772
84,429
97,035
111,468
31,797
3,552
2,722
292
336,790
6,702
22,829
36,021
76,183
86,947
79,500
20,488
4,015
3,546
559
295,683
8,082
31,797
44,431
58,600
72,343
61,887
12,219
3,136
2,615
573
123,856
3,236
15,074
22,362
22,472
32,850
20,333
5,180
1,216
894
239
110,481
3,680
14,701
21,374
18,255
30,126
15,213
5,032
1,066
797
237
205,463
12,070
40,343
44,208
24,474
47,107
23,669
9,940
1,746
1,358
548
1,056,287
20,211
17,377
152,491
154,317
224737
237948
185,659
47,110
7,824
7,000
1,613
171,063
6,252
17,377
87,719
48,055
11660
-
188,125
1,123
3,519
10,443
68691
58101
42,266
3,546
351
75
10
190,406
2,100
7,809
15,814
46074
50943
49,793
14,662
1,675
1,389
147
168,205
3,009
11,864
19,198
39595
43958
35,797
10,484
1,960
2,013
327
142,265
3,112
14,782
22,146
29604
34579
27,828
6,658
1,605
1,578
373
58,007
1,001
6,323
10,348
10731
15185
10,129
2,938
644
548
160
51,218
1,053
5,900
9,858
8275
14060
7,942
2,898
586
470
176
86,998
2,561
14,575
18,455
10107
21122
11,904
5,924
1,003
927
420
Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012
Table A28: Population aged 5 years and over, by educational attainment, age, sex and sector
Educational attainment, sex and
sector
Colombo District
Female
All attainments
No schooling
Attending grade 1
Passed grade 1 - 5
Passed grade 6 - 8
Passed grade 9 - 10
G.C.E.(O/L) or equivalent
G.C.E.(A/L) or equivalent
Degree
Post Graduate Diploma
Post Graduate Degree
Ph.D.
Urban Sector
Both Sexes
All attainments
No schooling
Attending grade 1
Passed grade 1 - 5
Passed grade 6 - 8
Passed grade 9 - 10
G.C.E.(O/L) or equivalent
G.C.E.(A/L) or equivalent
Degree
Post Graduate Diploma
Post Graduate Degree
Ph.D.
Population 5
years & over
Age (in years)
5-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-59
60-64
65 and over
1,101,457
32,210
16,653
165,954
156,522
209,597
240,375
221,359
45,169
7,648
5,117
853
166,236
5,939
16,653
85,575
46,366
11,703
-
181,746
1,060
2,931
8,807
57,867
53,814
52,682
4,077
390
110
8
187,895
2,177
6,148
12,958
38,355
46,092
61,675
17,135
1,877
1,333
145
168,585
3,693
10,965
16,823
36,588
42,989
43,703
10,004
2,055
1,533
232
153,418
4,970
17,015
22,285
28,996
37,764
34,059
5,561
1,531
1,037
200
65,849
2,235
8,751
12,014
11,741
17,665
10,204
2,242
572
346
79
59,263
2,627
8,801
11,516
9,980
16,066
7,271
2,134
480
327
61
118,465
9,509
25,768
25,753
14,367
25,985
11,765
4,016
743
431
128
1,677,455
42,790
25,909
247,082
241,557
324,302
366,745
324919
78422
12925
10,546
2,258
259,174
9,667
25,909
132,603
73,169
17,826
-
293,997
1,814
5,570
16,411
96,697
87,856
78202
6658
610
165
14
292,494
3,634
11,786
23,586
61,984
72,780
86639
26504
2942
2,374
265
257,354
5,732
18,775
28,302
54,851
64,549
61311
17026
3284
3,025
499
230,993
6,941
25,815
34,458
43,650
54,857
49434
10454
2601
2,258
525
96,899
2,701
11,845
16,913
16,831
25,519
16562
4488
1023
790
227
86,315
3,032
11,340
16,002
13,665
23,509
12578
4367
914
696
212
160,229
9,269
29,348
32,716
18,798
37,675
20193
8925
1551
1,238
516
Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012
Table A28: Population aged 5 years and over, by educational attainment, age, sex and sector
Educational attainment, sex and
sector
Colombo District
Male
All attainments
No schooling
Attending grade 1
Passed grade 1 - 5
Passed grade 6 - 8
Passed grade 9 - 10
G.C.E.(O/L) or equivalent
G.C.E.(A/L) or equivalent
Degree
Post Graduate Diploma
Post Graduate Degree
Ph.D.
Female
All attainments
No schooling
Attending grade 1
Passed grade 1 - 5
Passed grade 6 - 8
Passed grade 9 - 10
G.C.E.(O/L) or equivalent
G.C.E.(A/L) or equivalent
Degree
Post Graduate Diploma
Post Graduate Degree
Ph.D.
Population 5
years & over
Age (in years)
5-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-59
60-64
65 and over
821,911
16,585
13,285
118,038
118,958
167,702
182,649
149,754
40,604
6,682
6,168
1,486
131,546
4,943
13,285
67,050
37,316
8,952
-
149,273
936
2,998
8,764
52,244
45,670
35,158
3,135
296
65
7
148,058
1,789
6,539
12,749
33,962
38,529
39,296
12,412
1,420
1,225
137
128,514
2,589
9,671
14,803
28,430
32,712
27,801
8,825
1,653
1,735
295
110,995
2,667
11,938
17,090
21,994
26,125
22,353
5,755
1,355
1,381
337
45,476
833
4,925
7,741
8,102
11,770
8,342
2,572
548
488
155
40,150
862
4,518
7,279
6,254
10,986
6,607
2,554
514
418
158
67,899
1,966
10,399
13,216
7,764
16,857
10,197
5,351
896
856
397
855,544
26,205
12,624
129,044
122,599
156,600
184,096
175,165
37,818
6,243
4,378
772
127,628
4,724
12,624
65,553
35,853
8,874
-
144,724
878
2,572
7,647
44,453
42,186
43,044
3,523
314
100
7
144,436
1,845
5,247
10,837
28,022
34,251
47,343
14,092
1,522
1,149
128
128,840
3,143
9,104
13,499
26,421
31,837
33,510
8,201
1,631
1,290
204
119,998
4,274
13,877
17,368
21,656
28,732
27,081
4,699
1,246
877
188
51,423
1,868
6,920
9,172
8,729
13,749
8,220
1,916
475
302
72
46,165
2,170
6,822
8,723
7,411
12,523
5,971
1,813
400
278
54
92,330
7,303
18,949
19,500
11,034
20,818
9,996
3,574
655
382
119
Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012
Table A28: Population aged 5 years and over, by educational attainment, age, sex and sector
Educational attainment, sex and
sector
Colombo District
Rural Sector
Both Sexes
All attainments
No schooling
Attending grade 1
Passed grade 1 - 5
Passed grade 6 - 8
Passed grade 9 - 10
G.C.E.(O/L) or equivalent
G.C.E.(A/L) or equivalent
Degree
Post Graduate Diploma
Post Graduate Degree
Ph.D.
Male
All attainments
No schooling
Attending grade 1
Passed grade 1 - 5
Passed grade 6 - 8
Passed grade 9 - 10
G.C.E.(O/L) or equivalent
G.C.E.(A/L) or equivalent
Degree
Post Graduate Diploma
Post Graduate Degree
Ph.D.
Population 5
years & over
Age (in years)
5-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-59
60-64
65 and over
473,105
8,965
7,983
68,911
67,560
108,607
111,031
81,897
13,834
2,541
1,569
207
76,753
2,451
7,983
40,002
20,859
5,458
-
74,626
343
762
2,568
29,324
23,836
16,678
961
131
19
4
84,385
571
1,886
4,819
22,005
24,088
24,751
5,283
607
348
27
78,413
866
3,717
7,439
21,146
22,326
18,158
3,454
728
520
59
63,879
1,021
5,608
9,769
14,879
17,452
12,446
1,764
535
357
48
26,578
478
3,048
5,369
5,600
7,318
3,764
692
193
104
12
23,790
585
3,170
5,316
4,552
6,594
2,630
665
152
101
25
44,681
2,650
10,718
11,421
5,643
9,417
3,470
1,015
195
120
32
230,861
3,386
4,022
33,287
34,466
56,276
55,025
35,805
6,498
1,139
830
127
38,848
1,269
4,022
20,331
10,554
2,672
-
38,217
174
457
1,535
16,173
12,317
7,083
411
55
9
3
41,623
272
1,113
2,876
11,886
12,345
10,457
2,247
253
164
10
39,130
379
2,019
4,229
11,054
11,201
7,978
1,655
306
277
32
30,913
406
2,688
4,961
7,567
8,436
5,470
902
250
197
36
12,363
145
1,329
2,567
2,604
3,407
1,784
366
96
60
5
10,894
177
1,297
2,545
1,997
3,061
1,331
344
72
52
18
18,873
564
4,053
5,199
2,323
4,258
1,702
573
107
71
23
Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012
Table A28: Population aged 5 years and over, by educational attainment, age, sex and sector
Educational attainment, sex and
sector
Colombo District
Female
All attainments
No schooling
Attending grade 1
Passed grade 1 - 5
Passed grade 6 - 8
Passed grade 9 - 10
G.C.E.(O/L) or equivalent
G.C.E.(A/L) or equivalent
Degree
Post Graduate Diploma
Post Graduate Degree
Ph.D.
Estate Sector
Both Sexes
All attainments
No schooling
Attending grade 1
Passed grade 1 - 5
Passed grade 6 - 8
Passed grade 9 - 10
G.C.E.(O/L) or equivalent
G.C.E.(A/L) or equivalent
Degree
Post Graduate Diploma
Post Graduate Degree
Ph.D.
Population 5
years & over
Age (in years)
5-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-59
60-64
65 and over
242244
5579
3,961
35,624
33,094
52,331
56,006
46,092
7,336
1,402
739
80
37905
1182
3,961
19,671
10,305
2,786
-
36409
169
305
1,033
13,151
11,519
9,595
550
76
10
1
42762
299
773
1,943
10,119
11,743
14,294
3,036
354
184
17
39283
487
1,698
3,210
10,092
11,125
10,180
1,799
422
243
27
32966
615
2,920
4,808
7,312
9,016
6,976
862
285
160
12
14215
333
1,719
2,802
2,996
3,911
1,980
326
97
44
7
12896
408
1,873
2,771
2,555
3,533
1,299
321
80
49
7
25808
2086
6,665
6,222
3,320
5,159
1,768
442
88
49
9
7,184
666
138
2,452
1,722
1,425
547
202
23
6
2
1
1,372
73
138
689
393
79
-
1,248
26
118
271
537
223
68
4
1
-
1,422
72
285
367
440
167
78
10
3
-
1,023
104
337
280
186
72
31
8
3
1
1
811
120
374
204
71
34
7
1
-
379
57
181
80
41
13
7
-
376
63
191
56
38
23
5
-
553
151
277
71
33
15
6
-
Census of Population and Housing of Sri Lanka, 2012
Table A28: Population aged 5 years and over, by educational attainment, age, sex and sector
Educational attainment, sex and
sector
Colombo District
Male
All attainments
No schooling
Attending grade 1
Passed grade 1 - 5
Passed grade 6 - 8
Passed grade 9 - 10
G.C.E.(O/L) or equivalent
G.C.E.(A/L) or equivalent
Degree
Post Graduate Diploma
Post Graduate Degree
Ph.D.
Female
All attainments
No schooling
Attending grade 1
Passed grade 1 - 5
Passed grade 6 - 8
Passed grade 9 - 10
G.C.E.(O/L) or equivalent
G.C.E.(A/L) or equivalent
Degree
Post Graduate Diploma
Post Graduate Degree
Ph.D.
Population 5
years & over
Age (in years)
5-14
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-59
60-64
65 and over
3,515
240
70
1166
893
759
274
100
8
3
2
-
669
40
70
338
185
36
-
635
13
64
144
274
114
25
1
-
725
39
157
189
226
69
40
3
2
-
561
41
174
166
111
45
18
4
1
1
-
357
39
156
95
43
18
5
1
-
168
23
69
40
25
8
3
-
174
14
85
34
24
13
4
-
226
31
123
40
20
7
5
-
3669
426
68
1286
829
666
273
102
15
3
1
703
33
68
351
208
43
-
613
13
54
127
263
109
43
4
-
697
33
128
178
214
98
38
7
1
-
462
63
163
114
75
27
13
4
2
1
454
81
218
109
28
16
2
-
211
34
112
40
16
5
4
-
202
49
106
22
14
10
1
-
327
120
154
31
13
8
1
-
Source: Census of population and housing -2012