Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female was 87.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in Sri Lanka, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in Sri Lanka stood at 87.6%.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 89.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 75.7%, in 1981.
Sri Lanka ranks 16th of 59 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.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 75.7% | — |
| 2001 | 82.6% | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 82.3% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 79.7% | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 78.6% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 84.4% | +7.4% |
| 2017 | 82.1% | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 83.7% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 89.9% | +7.4% |
| 2020 | 84.7% | -5.8% |
| 2021 | 85.5% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 87.4% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 88.8% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 87.6% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.7% | 75.7% | 75.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 81.6% | 79.7% | 82.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 78.6% | 89.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 86.8% | 84.7% | 88.8% | 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, urban, female in Sri Lanka?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female in Sri Lanka was 87.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 89.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.7% in 1981.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 16th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release