Honestly, pretty impressive,
• One of the smallest Cabinet, unchanges even after 2 years
• Economy on the rise
• Growing exports, a shrinking budget deficit, and a current-account budget surplus after decades
• Public transport upgrades like Metro buses
• Digitisation, including GovPay
• Battery storage supporting the national grid
• Stalled infrastructure projects moving again
• Education reforms underway
• Efforts to curb corruption and strengthen law and order
• New legislation etc. etc.
All amidst US tariffs, the Middle East conflict, Cyclone Ditwah, emerging El Niño risks and relentless pressure from an opposition united at any cost to protect their own and bring this government down by any means.
There is room for improvement, but IMV, this is the best government we’ve ever had.
#npp #srilanka
This generation is quantitatively the most skilled Sri Lanka has ever produced:
• Academic Benchmarks: O/L pass rates reached 𝟳𝟯.𝟱% in 2024 (up from 𝟱𝟲.𝟴% in 2008), while 𝟲𝟳% of A/L students met university entry standards.
• English Proficiency: O/L English pass rates rose steadily to 𝟳𝟯.𝟴%.
• Digital Mastery: Youth digital literacy stands at 𝟵𝟭.𝟲%, while computer literacy hits 𝟳𝟱%.
• Connectivity: Household internet usage leaped from 𝟭𝟳.𝟳% in 2014 to 𝟳𝟵.𝟮% in 2024.
High digital fluency is no longer an urban luxury; it is an ambient skill nationwide.
𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐝𝐬.
We possess the largest, most educated, and most digitally fluent youth cohort in our history. Over 𝟱.𝟭𝟯 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻 young people aged 10 to 24 make up nearly 𝟮𝟰% of our total population.
In economics, this is our demographic dividend: a one-time window where working-age citizens vastly outnumber dependents, creating huge potential for economic growth.