Sri Lanka Average Youth Literacy Rate 1981-2025
97.95%
Sri Lanka's average youth literacy rate from 1981 to 2025 was 97.95%, based on 16 data points.
All Data (sorted by year)▾
| Year | Value | Change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 99.03% | −0.08pp | 28th |
| 2023 | 99.11% | +0.30pp | 13th |
| 2022 | 98.81% | −0.12pp | 24th |
| 2021 | 98.93% | +0.07pp | 21st |
| 2020 | 98.86% | −0.11pp | 24th |
| 2019 | 98.97% | +0.19pp | 19th |
| 2018 | 98.78% | −0.08pp | 21st |
| 2017 | 98.86% | +0.17pp | 21st |
| 2016 | 98.69% | +0.29pp | 21st |
| 2015 | 98.40% | −0.06pp | 22nd |
| 2014 | 98.46% | +0.30pp | 21st |
| 2010 | 98.16% | +0.18pp | 23rd |
| 2008 | 97.98% | +0.50pp | 14th |
| 2006 | 97.48% | +1.89pp | 17th |
| 2001 | 95.59% | +4.55pp | 19th |
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