Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index was 0.98 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Sri Lanka, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Sri Lanka is 0.98 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.98 LPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.9 LPIA, in 1981.
Sri Lanka ranks 12th of 53 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.97 LPIA | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.98 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.97 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.98 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.97 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.97 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.98 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.98 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9 LPIA | 0.9 LPIA | 0.9 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.97 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.976 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 0.98 LPIA | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.976 LPIA | 0.97 LPIA | 0.98 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 777,541 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Sri Lanka?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index in Sri Lanka was 0.98 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.98 LPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 LPIA in 1981.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index?
- Sri Lanka ranks 12th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted location parity index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release