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Out-of-School Children in Sri Lanka: Country Study Table 1.1: Socioeconomic indicators for Sri Lanka Indicator Value Gross National Income (GNI) per capita (2011) (constant 2005 PPP $) 4,943 Income Gini coefficient (2000–2011) 40.3 Population below income poverty line (2000–2009) (%) 7.0 (PPP $1.25 a day) 15.2 (national poverty line) Multidimensional poverty index (2003) 0.021 Population in multidimensional poverty (headcount) (2003) (%) 5.3 Poverty headcount ratio 2009/10 (%) 8.9* Population in severe poverty (2003) (%) 0.6 Gender inequality index (2011) 0.419 (ranked 74th) Maternal mortality ratio (2008) (per 100,000 live births) 39 Life expectancy at birth (2011) (years) 74.9 Under-five mortality (2009) (per 1,000 live births) 15 Population under age 5 suffering from stunting (2000–2009) (%) 17.3 Population under age 5 suffering from wasting (2000–2009) (%) 21.1 Mean years of schooling (2011) (years) 8.2 Expected years of schooling (2011) (years) 12.7 Adult literacy rate (% aged 15 and older) (2005–2010) 90.6 Gross enrolment ratio (for the 10-year period of 2001–2010) (%) 96.9 (primary) 87.0 (secondary) Population with at least secondary education (2010) 56.0 (female) (% aged 25 and older) 57.6 (male) Pupil–teacher ratio (pupils per teacher) (2005–2010) 23.1 Birth registration (2000–2009) (%) 97 Share of multidimensional poor with deprivations in 3.0 (clean water) environmental services (2003) (%) 2.6 (improved sanitation) 5.3 (modern fuels) HIV prevalence (2009) (% aged 15–24 years)
Out-of-School Children in Sri Lanka: Country Study Figure 1.1: Map of Sri Lanka’s provinces and districts Source: http://mapsof.net/map/sri-lanka-districts Note: The boundaries and names shown and designations used on this map do not imply an official endorsement or acceptance from UNICEF or the United Nations. Between 1983 and 2009, Sri Lanka experienced intermittent but violent armed conflict between government forces and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). This has had a severe impact on the provision of services, including the functioning of the education system. Districts in Northern and Eastern Provinces have been particularly affected. An important socioeconomic category that needs to be defined for this study is the estate or plantation sector. It comprises the tea and rubber plantations established during the British colonial administration. This community, descendants of South Indian Tamil immigrants brought over by the colonial administration as estate labourers, has been a marginalized population since the 19th century. In particular, it has been disadvantaged educationally, confined initially to 3
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