Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 1 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka peaked at 1 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.87 GPIA, in 1981.
Sri Lanka ranks 16th of 87 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.87 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.97 GPIA | +11.5% |
| 2006 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9942 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9946 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.99 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.87 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9733 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.9941 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 14 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.01 GPIA compare
- 15 Chile 1.01 GPIA compare
- 16 Albania 1 GPIA compare
- 16 United Arab Emirates 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Armenia 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Spain 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Georgia 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Maldives 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Philippines 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Paraguay 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Singapore 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Serbia 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Tajikistan 1 GPIA compare
- 16 Uzbekistan 1 GPIA compare
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 literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.87 GPIA in 1981.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Sri Lanka ranks 16th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release