Malaysia vs Sri Lanka: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — Female
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — Female over time
- Malaysia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 91.47 % against 90.57 % in Malaysia, a difference of 0.9 %.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Malaysia ranks 19th and Sri Lanka ranks 17th of 42 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88 % | 90.44 % | 2.44 % | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 90.57 % | 91.25 % | 0.68 % | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — female, Malaysia or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 91.47 % against 90.57 % in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — female between Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 0.9 %, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Sri Lanka?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2022.
- How do Malaysia and Sri Lanka rank globally for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — value — female?
- Malaysia ranks 19th and Sri Lanka ranks 17th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, rural — Value — Female — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Rural. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Suite of Gender Indicators presents a set of indicators relevant to agrifood systems that are disaggregated by sex, with the aim of highlighting gender differences across agrifood systems. The initial set of indicators is based on those used in FAO’s 2023 Status of Women in Agrifood Systems (SWAFS) report and on the recommendations of an expert consultation held in December 2023, and covers key dimensions including economic participation, governance, agency, social norms, assets and services, education, health, and nutrition. Indicator selection was informed by expert judgment and by the availability of data with sufficient geographic and temporal coverage to enable meaningful comparisons across regions and over time. While most indicators are produced and published by FAO and other international organizations, the objective of this domain is to provide a one-stop shop for sex-disaggregated data on agrifood systems.