MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) vs Sri Lanka: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
0.97 GPIA
in 2019
Sri Lanka
0.92 GPIA
in 2024
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank
24th
Sri Lanka rank
26th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity over time
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) currently reports 0.97 GPIA against 0.92 GPIA in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.05 GPIA.
That makes MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)'s figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 9 years both countries report, MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) has been ahead every year.
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 24th and Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 200 groups.
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.97 GPIA | 0.79 GPIA | 0.18 GPIA | MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) |
| 2010s | 0.9643 GPIA | 0.8705 GPIA | 0.0938 GPIA | MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity, MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) or Sri Lanka?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), at 0.97 GPIA against 0.92 GPIA in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity between MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) and Sri Lanka?
- 0.05 GPIA, with MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) and Sri Lanka?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2019.
- How do MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) and Sri Lanka rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 24th and Sri Lanka ranks 26th of 200 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release