Sri Lanka

Male Literacy Rate

98.72
ages 15-24
Dec 81Dec 01Dec 06Dec 08Dec 10Dec 16Dec 17Dec 18Dec 190.00025.0050.0075.00100.00
  • Sri Lanka
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

61
Samoa98.84
63
Mauritius98.74
63
Uruguay98.74
65
Colombia98.73
66
Sri Lanka98.72
67
Vietnam98.71
68
Hungary98.69
69
Paraguay98.63
70
Seychelles98.56
71
Ecuador98.5

Asia Ranking

11
Macao99.73
12
Kyrgyzstan99.69
13
Russia99.65
14
Brunei99.64
15
Mongolia98.93
16
Sri Lanka98.72
17
Vietnam98.71
18
Maldives98.39
20
Thailand97.69
21
Malaysia96.6

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Definition of Male Literacy Rate

Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.

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