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The Sri Lankan Youth Parliament brings together 225 young people committed to positive social change from all districts of the country
eople of Sri Lanka can be categorised on two bases: ethnic groups and religion. On ethnic base biggest group are the Sinhalese and then the Tamils. On basis of religion followers of Buddhism form the largest community in Sri Lanka. As for education most rural people recieve traditional education. European government introduced western education in Sri Lanka.
Education
Traditionally people were given only religious education. Among Sinhals learning was the job of Buddhist monks. They used to teach privileged students in the monasteries. Sinhala alphabet and Buddhist literature were taught to the students. As for the Tamil they took temples in village temples run by Brahmins. Professional training was limited to particular castes or families. It was imparted to the students of the arts like architecture or sculpture, for engineers, who applied geometrical knowledge to problems of irrigation and for craftsmen in various trades. European rulers introduced Western education in Sri Lanka.
The Dutch in particular set up a well-organised system of schools which provided elementary education. Later part of the 19th century saw several steps regarding education in the country. Many medical and law colleges were established. Private institutions were encouraged to adopt government policies. Traditional schools taught in Sinhala and Tamil, while private imparted English education. English education became the way to get administrative educations. However it was limited to elite section in the society. Common people continued to take education in native languages. According to data collected in 2003, literacy rate in Sri Lanka is 92%.
