Sri Lanka vs WB: Late-demographic Dividend: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female

Sri Lanka
94.3%
in 2024
WB: Late-demographic Dividend
97.5%
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
41st
WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank
38th

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • WB: Late-demographic Dividend
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How they compare

WB: Late-demographic Dividend currently reports 97.5% against 94.3% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 3.2%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 41st and WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 38th of 88 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and WB: Late-demographic Dividend in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka WB: Late-demographic Dividend Difference Ahead
1980s 80.3% 61.8% 18.5% Sri Lanka
2000s 89.6% 92.8% 3.2% WB: Late-demographic Dividend
2010s 92.3% 96.1% 3.7% WB: Late-demographic Dividend
2020s 93.6% 97.2% 3.6% WB: Late-demographic Dividend

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female, Sri Lanka or WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
WB: Late-demographic Dividend, at 97.5% against 94.3% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female between Sri Lanka and WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
3.2%, with WB: Late-demographic Dividend ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
16 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Sri Lanka and WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank globally for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
Sri Lanka ranks 41st and WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 38th of 88 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 9,624 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release