Cross country literacy rates in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Cross country literacy rates was 92.74 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
92.74
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
68th
of 128 countries
All-time high
92.74
in 2024
All-time low
26.4
in 1901
Years of data
21
1901–2024
Cross country literacy rates in Sri Lanka, 1901–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 92.74 for cross country literacy rates in 2024. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cross country literacy rates in Sri Lanka peaked at 92.74 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.4, in 1901.
That places Sri Lanka 68th out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 26.4 | 26.4 | 26.4 | 1 |
| 1910s | 31 | 31 | 31 | 1 |
| 1920s | 39.9 | 39.9 | 39.9 | 1 |
| 1940s | 57.8 | 57.8 | 57.8 | 1 |
| 1950s | 62.5 | 62.5 | 62.5 | 1 |
| 1980s | 86.78 | 86.78 | 86.78 | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.68 | 90.56 | 90.81 | 3 |
| 2010s | 92.07 | 91.18 | 92.55 | 7 |
| 2020s | 92.54 | 92.38 | 92.74 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers 73,333 (2023)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.95 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 92.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cross country literacy rates in Sri Lanka?
- Cross country literacy rates in Sri Lanka was 92.74 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cross country literacy rates recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 92.74 in 2024.
- What is the lowest cross country literacy rates recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4 in 1901.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cross country literacy rates?
- Sri Lanka ranks 68th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cross country literacy rates rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cross country literacy rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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