Sri Lanka vs WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes
Sri Lanka
94.3%
in 2024
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
97.3%
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
43rd
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank
46th
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes over time
- Sri Lanka
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
How they compare
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) currently reports 97.3% against 94.3% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 3.0%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 43rd and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 46th of 87 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86.3% | 67.6% | 18.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 90.8% | 93.2% | 2.4% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2010s | 92.6% | 96.3% | 3.7% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
| 2020s | 93.6% | 97.1% | 3.6% | WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes, Sri Lanka or WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), at 97.3% against 94.3% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes between Sri Lanka and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- 3.0%, 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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- Sri Lanka ranks 43rd and WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 46th of 87 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%). 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