Mapping the Higher Education Landscape in Sri Lanka

Demand v. Cost graduate output is used as a proxy indicator of demand 1,600 1,400 1,200 1,000 800 600 400 200 More than Less than Rs: 2 Lakhs Rs: 2-5 Lakhs Rs: 5-10 Lakhs Rs: 10 Lakhs Programs Graduates 15 1,076 11 33 46 395 1,412 887 More programs are available at higher prices Demand seem to have no relation to cost with programs costing more than Rs: 10 Lakhs have an output of 887 while programs costing Rs: 2-5 Lakhs have an output of 395. Also Programs costing Rs: 5-10 Lakhs have more output than programs costing Rs: 2-5 Lakhs. 49 www.lirneasia.net

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