GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs Sri Lanka: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male

GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
99.5%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
98.7%
in 2024
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
33rd
Sri Lanka rank
36th

Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male over time

  • GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • Sri Lanka
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How they compare

GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 99.5% against 98.7% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.8%.

The two have swapped places 3 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 36th 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 89.9% 91.9% 2.0% Sri Lanka
2000s 97.7% 96.5% 1.2% GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
2010s 99.2% 98.3% 0.9% GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
2020s 99.5% 98.6% 0.8% 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, male, GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 or Sri Lanka?
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 99.5% against 98.7% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male between GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 and Sri Lanka?
0.8%, 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, male?
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 33rd and Sri Lanka ranks 36th of 204 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
299 places, 9,726 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release