Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location was 0.96 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Sri Lanka, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.96 LPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.97 LPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.87 LPIA, in 1981.
Sri Lanka ranks 15th of 55 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.87 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.96 LPIA | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 0.96 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.97 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.96 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.97 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.96 LPIA | -1.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.96 LPIA is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.94 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.87 LPIA | 0.87 LPIA | 0.87 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9633 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.968 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.968 LPIA | 0.96 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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 adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Sri Lanka?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location in Sri Lanka was 0.96 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.97 LPIA in 2008.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.87 LPIA in 1981.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location?
- Sri Lanka ranks 15th out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location 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 rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release