Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate was 1 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 68 countries
All-time high
1.01
in 2001
All-time low
1
in 2019
Years of data
13
2001–2024
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Sri Lanka, 2001–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Sri Lanka is 1, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.01 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 1, in 2019.
That places Sri Lanka 14th out of 68 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.01 | — |
| 2006 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.01 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.01 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 1.01 | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 1 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 | 1.01 | 1.01 | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.01 | 1 | 1.01 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 | 1 | 1.01 | 5 |
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More education data for Sri Lanka
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 155,543 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 224,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Sri Lanka?
- Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate in Sri Lanka was 1 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 in 2001.
- What is the lowest adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2019.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 14th out of 68 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Adjusted gender parity index for youth/adult literacy rate (ratio). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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