Sri Lanka, Aug. 8 -- Around 20,000 children drop out of schools in Sri Lanka every year, Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya said.

She revealed this information during a discussion on education reforms with Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith.

"We have a number of issues with regard to education today. A research conducted by my Ministry has revealed that around 20,000 children drop out of schools in Sri Lanka annually. Around 300,000 are admitted to schools annually. Only a portion of students enter university. Some others go abroad for higher studies. We are looking towards addressing these issues," the Premier told Cardinal Ranjith.

Cardinal Ranjith stressed the need for an education system which helps a child to make use o...