Sri Lanka vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male
Sri Lanka
85.2%
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
92.0%
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
38th
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
41st
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male over time
- Sri Lanka
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 92.0% against 85.2% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 6.8%.
That makes WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)'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 38th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 41st of 87 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 82.2% | 53.1% | 29.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 77.7% | 6.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 86.4% | 87.2% | 0.8% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 86.1% | 91.1% | 5.0% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male, Sri Lanka or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 92.0% against 85.2% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male between Sri Lanka and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 6.8%, with WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank globally for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 38th and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 41st of 87 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%). 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