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

214,155 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, male (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, male

Central Europe and the Baltics

161,080 number

in 2016

Sri Lanka

375,235 number

in 2018

Central Europe and the Baltics rank

37th

Sri Lanka rank

35th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male over time

Central Europe and the Baltics
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 375,235 number against 161,080 number in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 214,155 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 35th of 38 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	165,668 number	374,820 number	209,152 number	Sri Lanka
2010s	156,446 number	366,913 number	210,467 number	Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, male, Central Europe and the Baltics or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 375,235 number against 161,080 number in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2018.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, male between Central Europe and the Baltics and Sri Lanka?: 214,155 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, male?: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 37th and Sri Lanka ranks 35th of 38 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Central Europe and the Baltics vs Sri Lanka: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/illiterate-population-25-64-years-male-number/central-europe-and-the-baltics/sri-lanka/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/compare/illiterate-population-25-64-years-male-number/central-europe-and-the-baltics/sri-lanka/">Central Europe and the Baltics vs Sri Lanka: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 122 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

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