Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Sri Lanka, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 99.0% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 99.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 90.2%, in 1981.
Sri Lanka ranks 35th of 105 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 90.2% | — |
| 2001 | 96.1% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 97.9% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 98.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 90.2% | 90.2% | 90.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.5% | 96.1% | 98.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.6% | 99.2% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.0% | 99.3% | 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 youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Sri Lanka?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in Sri Lanka was 99.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.2% in 1981.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 35th out of 105 countries with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release