Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Literacy rates vs average years of schooling was 92.66 in 2023. β² Rising
Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Sri Lanka, 1901β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 92.66 for literacy rates vs average years of schooling in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Sri Lanka peaked at 92.66 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 26.4, in 1901.
That places Sri Lanka 68th out of 128 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 26.4 | 26.4 | 26.4 | 1 |
| 1910s | 31 | 31 | 31 | 1 |
| 1920s | 39.9 | 39.9 | 39.9 | 1 |
| 1940s | 57.8 | 57.8 | 57.8 | 1 |
| 1950s | 62.5 | 62.5 | 62.5 | 1 |
| 1980s | 86.78 | 86.78 | 86.78 | 1 |
| 2000s | 90.68 | 90.56 | 90.81 | 3 |
| 2010s | 92.07 | 91.18 | 92.55 | 7 |
| 2020s | 92.49 | 92.38 | 92.66 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 5 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 91.5% (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0033 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Sri Lanka?
- Literacy rates vs average years of schooling in Sri Lanka was 92.66 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 92.66 in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rates vs average years of schooling recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.4 in 1901.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for literacy rates vs average years of schooling?
- Sri Lanka ranks 68th out of 128 countries with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rates vs average years of schooling rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Literacy rates vs average years of schooling. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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