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Literacy

Sri Lanka — 36 years of data

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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 87%
1991 86% (male 91%, female 81%) age 15 and over can read and write (1981)
1992 86% (male 91%, female 81%) age 15 and over can read and write (1981)
1993 age 15 and over can read and write (1990) total population: 88% male: 93% female: 84%
1994 age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.) total population: 88% male: 93% female: 84%
1995 age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.) total population: 88% male: 93% female: 84%
1996 age 15 and over can read and write (1995 est.) total population: 90.2% male: 93.4% female: 87.2%
1997 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90.2% male: 93.4% female: 87.2% (1995 est.)
1998 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90.2% male: 93.4% female: 87.2% (1995 est.)
1999 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90.2% male: 93.4% female: 87.2% (1995 est.)
2000 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90.2% male: 93.4% female: 87.2% (1995 est.)
2001 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90.2% male: 93.4% female: 87.2% (1995 est.)
2002 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90.2% male: 93.4% female: 87.2% (1995 est.)
2003 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.3% male: 94.8% female: 90% (2003 est.)
2004 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.3% male: 94.8% female: 90% (2003 est.)
2005 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.3% male: 94.8% female: 90% (2003 est.)
2006 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.3% male: 94.8% female: 90% (2003 est.)
2007 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90.7% male: 92.3% female: 89.1% (2001 census)
2008 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90.7% male: 92.3% female: 89.1% (2001 census)
2009 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90.7% male: 92.3% female: 89.1% (2001 census)
2010 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90.7% male: 92.3% female: 89.1% (2001 census)
2011 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 90.7% male: 92.3% female: 89.1% (2001 census)
2012 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91.2% male: 92.6% female: 90% (2010 census)
2013 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91.2% male: 92.6% female: 90% (2010 census)
2014 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 91.2% male: 92.6% female: 90% (2010 census)
2015 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 92.6% | male: 93.6% | female: 91.7% (2015 est.)
2016 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 92.6% | male: 93.6% | female: 91.7% (2015 est.)
2017 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 92.6% | male: 93.6% | female: 91.7% (2015 est.)
2018 definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.) | total population: 92.6% (2015 est.) | male: 93.6% (2015 est.) | female: 91.7% (2015 est.)
2019 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 91.9% | male: 93% | female: 91% (2017)
2020 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 91.9% | male: 93% | female: 91% (2017)
2021 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.3% male: 93% female: 91.6% (2019)
2022 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.3% male: 93% female: 91.6% (2019)
2023 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.3% male: 93% female: 91.6% (2019)
2024 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 92.3% male: 93% female: 91.6% (2019)
2025 total population: 92.7% (2023 est.) male: 93.4% (2023 est.) female: 92% (2023 est.)