GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Sri Lanka: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
99.5%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
98.9%
in 2024
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
33rd
Sri Lanka rank
35th
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes over time
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 99.5% against 98.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 33rd and Sri Lanka ranks 35th of 204 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 86.5% | 91.0% | 4.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 97.3% | 97.0% | 0.3% | GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.6% | 0.5% | GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 98.9% | 0.6% | GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes, GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Sri Lanka?
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 99.5% against 98.9% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes between GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Sri Lanka?
- 0.6%, with GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Sri Lanka?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Sri Lanka rank globally for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 33rd and Sri Lanka ranks 35th of 204 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 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