Sri Lanka

Youth Literacy Rate

98.97
ages 15-24
Dec 81Dec 01Dec 06Dec 16Dec 17Dec 18Dec 190.00025.0050.0075.00100.00
  • Sri Lanka
  • Global Median
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

57
Mongolia99.07
57
Seychelles99.07
59
Mauritius99.04
60
Chile99.01
60
Colombia99.01
62
Sri Lanka98.97
63
Uruguay98.93
64
Panama98.88
66
Hungary98.8
67
Ecuador98.77

Asia Ranking

12
Kyrgyzstan99.75
13
Brunei99.71
14
Russia99.7
15
Mongolia99.07
16
Sri Lanka98.97
17
Maldives98.75
18
Vietnam98.63
20
Thailand98.14
21
Malaysia96.78

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Definition of Youth 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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