Sri Lanka vs WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female
Sri Lanka
78.4%
in 2024
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
84.4%
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
31st
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank
33rd
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female over time
- Sri Lanka
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
How they compare
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) currently reports 84.4% against 78.4% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 6.0%.
That makes WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)'s figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 31st and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 33rd of 90 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.0% | 13.1% | 42.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 66.9% | 51.1% | 15.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 75.3% | 73.2% | 2.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 82.5% | 4.7% | WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, Sri Lanka or WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), at 84.4% against 78.4% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female between Sri Lanka and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 6.0%, with WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 31st and WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 33rd of 90 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%). 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