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Deficits in information technology and primary English
teachers persist in almost all districts, particularly in rural
schools (Figure 4.5). Schools in Kilinochchi, Mulativu,
and Vavuniya are less likely to have primary level English
teachers, while Kilinochchi, Jaffna, Mannar, Kurunegala
and Batticaloa districts are less likely to have secondary
level information technology teachers. By contrast, there
is an excess of such teachers in popular urban schools. 157
Shortages and disparities have worsened the problems of
schools in remote locations. 158
Figure 4.5: Deficits in the Supply of Primary English and Secondary Information Technology Teachers, 2010
Proportion of schools with primary
English teachers, (%)
Proportion of schools with secondary information
technology teachers, (%)
Source: Computations by the report team of the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka using Ministry of Education 2010b.
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