Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age was 94.94 % in 2023. ▬ Flat
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age in Sri Lanka, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 94.94 % for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in Sri Lanka peaked at 95.4 % in 2019 and was at its lowest, 92.86 %, in 2001.
Sri Lanka ranks 25th of 45 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 92.86 % | — |
| 2006 | 93.34 % | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 93.09 % | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 93.46 % | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 94.66 % | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 94.24 % | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 93.91 % | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 95.4 % | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 95.09 % | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 95.32 % | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 95.06 % | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 94.94 % | -0.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 94.94 % is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 96.55 %, 98% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 93.1 % | 92.86 % | 93.34 % | 3 |
| 2010s | 94.33 % | 93.46 % | 95.4 % | 5 |
| 2020s | 95.1 % | 94.94 % | 95.32 % | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 110.33 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0011 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 5.03 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 761.14 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 6.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0076 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 34.73 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 38.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in Sri Lanka?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age in Sri Lanka was 94.94 % in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 95.4 % in 2019.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.86 % in 2001.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age?
- Sri Lanka ranks 25th out of 45 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — value — all age rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban — Value — All age ranges or no breakdown by age — Urban. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.