Spain vs Sri Lanka: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted
Spain
0.97 LPIA
in 2020
Sri Lanka
0.87 LPIA
in 2024
Spain rank
11th
Sri Lanka rank
13th
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted over time
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.97 LPIA against 0.87 LPIA in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1 LPIA.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Spain ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 13th of 55 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.955 LPIA | 0.785 LPIA | 0.17 LPIA | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.9733 LPIA | 0.87 LPIA | 0.1033 LPIA | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.97 LPIA | 0.88 LPIA | 0.09 LPIA | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted, Spain or Sri Lanka?
- Spain, at 0.97 LPIA against 0.87 LPIA in Sri Lanka as of 2020.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted between Spain and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1 LPIA, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Sri Lanka?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2020.
- How do Spain and Sri Lanka rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted?
- Spain ranks 11th and Sri Lanka ranks 13th of 55 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). 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