Sri Lanka vs Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income): Literacy rate, youth male
Sri Lanka
98.7%
in 2024
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
81.3%
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
35th
Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank
34th
Literacy rate, youth male over time
- Sri Lanka
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 98.7% against 81.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income), a difference of 17.4%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)'s.
Across all 15 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 95 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.5% | 73.8% | 22.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 79.1% | 19.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 81.0% | 17.6% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher literacy rate, youth male, Sri Lanka or Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- Sri Lanka, at 98.7% against 81.3% in Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in literacy rate, youth male between Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 17.4%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income)?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do Sri Lanka and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) rank globally for literacy rate, youth male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 35th and Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 95 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.