Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted was 0.87 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Sri Lanka, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.87 LPIA for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.9 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.66 LPIA, in 1981.
Sri Lanka ranks 13th of 55 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.66 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.8 LPIA | +21.2% |
| 2006 | 0.76 LPIA | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 0.81 LPIA | +6.6% |
| 2010 | 0.87 LPIA | +7.4% |
| 2016 | 0.88 LPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.86 LPIA | -4.4% |
| 2019 | 0.84 LPIA | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.88 LPIA | +4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.87 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.87 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.87 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.87 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.66 LPIA | 0.66 LPIA | 0.66 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.79 LPIA | 0.76 LPIA | 0.81 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.87 LPIA | 0.84 LPIA | 0.9 LPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.872 LPIA | 0.87 LPIA | 0.88 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 elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Sri Lanka?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted in Sri Lanka was 0.87 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.66 LPIA in 1981.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted?
- Sri Lanka ranks 13th out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted 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, 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