Sri Lanka Literacy Rate 1981-2024
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
- Sri Lanka literacy rate for 2022 was 92.49%, a 0.06% increase from 2021.
- Sri Lanka literacy rate for 2021 was 92.43%, a 0.05% increase from 2020.
- Sri Lanka literacy rate for 2020 was 92.38%, a 0.13% increase from 2019.
- Sri Lanka literacy rate for 2019 was 92.25%, a 0.54% increase from 2018.
| Sri Lanka Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2022 |
92.49% |
0.06% |
| 2021 |
92.43% |
0.05% |
| 2020 |
92.38% |
0.13% |
| 2019 |
92.25% |
0.54% |
| 2018 |
91.71% |
-0.19% |
| 2017 |
91.90% |
-0.49% |
| 2016 |
92.39% |
1.21% |
| 2010 |
91.18% |
0.62% |
| 2008 |
90.56% |
-0.25% |
| 2006 |
90.81% |
0.13% |
| 2001 |
90.68% |
3.90% |
| 1981 |
86.78% |
3.90% |
