Literacy in Sri Lanka

Demographics Age (% in 2022)
Adult 92.49 WB + 1 other
Youth 1.01 WB
Gender (% in 2022)
Male 93.34 WB
Female 91.76 WB
Asia (%)
Uzbekistan 100 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 100 in 2018 WB
Kazakhstan 99.8 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Tajikistan 99.8 in 2014 UNDP + 1 other
Armenia 99.79 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Azerbaijan 99.78 in 2023 WB + 1 other
Turkmenistan 99.7 in 2014 UNDP + 1 other
Kyrgyzstan 99.6 in 2019 WB + 1 other
Georgia 99.57 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Mongolia 99.18 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Republic of Korea 98.8 in 2018 WB
Maldives 97.86 in 2021 WB + 1 other
China 96.74 in 2020 WB + 1 other
Sri Lanka 92.49 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Bangladesh 76.36 in 2021 WB + 1 other
India 76.32 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Bhutan 72.1 in 2022 WB + 1 other
Nepal 71.15 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Pakistan 58 in 2019 WB + 1 other
Afghanistan 37.27 in 2021 WB + 1 other
Education Indicators
Completion Rate 97.6 % in 2021 WB
Duration 5 years in 2023 WB
Educational Attainment 64.84 % in 2022 WB
Enrollment Rate 22.97 % in 2022 WB
Intake Rate Primary Education 6 timeseries
Literacy 92.49 % in 2022 WB + 1 other
Not in Education 3.22 % in 2021 WB
Pupil–Teacher Ratio 29.76 ratio in 2018 WB
School Life Expectancy Average 1 timeseries
Starting Age 10 years in 2023 WB