Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity was 0.89 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Sri Lanka, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Sri Lanka stood at 0.89 LPIA.
That represents a change of down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.91 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.81 LPIA, in 1981.
That places Sri Lanka 16th out of 53 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.81 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.87 LPIA | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 0.83 LPIA | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 0.86 LPIA | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.89 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.91 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.88 LPIA | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 0.86 LPIA | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.89 LPIA | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 0.88 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.89 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.89 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.89 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.81 LPIA | 0.81 LPIA | 0.81 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.8533 LPIA | 0.83 LPIA | 0.87 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.888 LPIA | 0.86 LPIA | 0.91 LPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.888 LPIA | 0.88 LPIA | 0.89 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Sri Lanka?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Sri Lanka was 0.89 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.91 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.81 LPIA in 1981.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity?
- Sri Lanka ranks 16th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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 Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release