Sri Lanka vs WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity

Sri Lanka
0.92 GPIA
in 2024
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
0.96 GPIA
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
26th
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank
25th

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
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How they compare

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) currently reports 0.96 GPIA against 0.92 GPIA in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.04 GPIA.

Across all 16 years both countries report, WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 26th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 25th of 84 countries.

WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) Difference Ahead
1980s 0.68 GPIA 0.84 GPIA 0.16 GPIA WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
2000s 0.7933 GPIA 0.9233 GPIA 0.13 GPIA WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
2010s 0.8705 GPIA 0.9443 GPIA 0.0738 GPIA WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)
2020s 0.904 GPIA 0.958 GPIA 0.054 GPIA WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity, Sri Lanka or WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd), at 0.96 GPIA against 0.92 GPIA in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity between Sri Lanka and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
0.04 GPIA, with WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd)?
16 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
Sri Lanka ranks 26th and WB: Latin America & Caribbean (ida & Ibrd) ranks 25th of 84 countries.
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

Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
284 places, 9,465 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release