What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes between Central Europe and the Baltics and Sri Lanka?

448,975 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Sri Lanka?

5 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Central Europe and the Baltics vs Sri Lanka: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes

Central Europe and the Baltics

355,883 number

in 2016

Sri Lanka

804,858 number

in 2018

Central Europe and the Baltics rank

37th

Sri Lanka rank

39th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes over time

Central Europe and the Baltics
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 804,858 number against 355,883 number in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 448,975 number.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.3 times Central Europe and the Baltics's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 37th and Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 39 groups.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central Europe and the Baltics	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	411,548 number	893,199 number	481,651 number	Sri Lanka
2010s	354,050 number	818,106 number	464,056 number	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes, Central Europe and the Baltics or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 804,858 number against 355,883 number in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2018.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes between Central Europe and the Baltics and Sri Lanka?: 448,975 number, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Sri Lanka?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.
How do Central Europe and the Baltics and Sri Lanka rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes?: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 37th and Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 39 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 122 places, 2,239 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Total number of adults from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.