Adult literacy rate
The share of adults who can read and write.
92.7%
Source: World Bank Open Data · As of 2024 · View source
Year range
2001 – 2024
Chart of Adult literacy rate over time. 90.7% (2001) → 92.7% (2024).
Table
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 90.7 |
| 2006 | 90.8 |
| 2008 | 90.6 |
| 2010 | 91.2 |
| 2014 | 92.5 |
| 2015 | 92.6 |
| 2016 | 92.4 |
| 2017 | 91.9 |
| 2018 | 91.7 |
| 2019 | 92.3 |
| 2020 | 92.4 |
| 2021 | 92.4 |
| 2022 | 92.5 |
| 2023 | 92.7 |
| 2024 | 92.7 |
Sri Lanka's current situation
The latest value is 92.7% (2024). That is 0.1% compared with a year earlier and 0.5% compared with five years ago. Current status: Watch. Healthy range: . Bangladesh: 79.0 · India: 78.2 · Vietnam: 96.1
What is it?
What might happen next
Official projections
No data yet
Simple statistical trend
A simple statistical trend, not a prediction of what will happen. Forecasts are uncertain and are not financial advice.
A simple statistical trend, not a prediction of what will happen. Forecasts are uncertain and are not financial advice.
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How we calculate this
The share of adults who can read and write.