Indonesia vs Sri Lanka: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity
Indonesia
0.84 LPIA
in 2020
Sri Lanka
0.89 LPIA
in 2024
Indonesia rank
19th
Sri Lanka rank
16th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity over time
- Indonesia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0.89 LPIA against 0.84 LPIA in Indonesia, a difference of 0.05 LPIA.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Indonesia ahead.
Indonesia ranks 19th and Sri Lanka ranks 16th of 53 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.81 LPIA | 0.845 LPIA | 0.035 LPIA | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.7767 LPIA | 0.89 LPIA | 0.1133 LPIA | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.84 LPIA | 0.89 LPIA | 0.05 LPIA | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity, Indonesia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 0.89 LPIA against 0.84 LPIA in Indonesia as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity between Indonesia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.05 LPIA, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Sri Lanka?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2020.
- How do Indonesia and Sri Lanka rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity?
- Indonesia ranks 19th and Sri Lanka ranks 16th of 53 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
February 2026 Data Release