Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9971 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.9971 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
27th
of 83 countries
All-time high
0.9971 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.8723 GPIA
in 1981
Years of data
8
1981–2018

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka, 1981–2018

00.20.40.60.811981199920181981: 0.872 GPIA2001: 0.971 GPIA2006: 0.972 GPIA2008: 0.976 GPIA2010: 0.985 GPIA2016: 0.993 GPIA2017: 0.994 GPIA2018: 0.997 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.9971 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in 2018. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.9971 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.8723 GPIA, in 1981.

That places Sri Lanka 27th out of 83 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Sri Lanka, 1981 to 2018.
Year GPIA Change
1981 0.8723 GPIA
2001 0.9712 GPIA +11.3%
2006 0.9715 GPIA +0.0%
2008 0.9756 GPIA +0.4%
2010 0.9851 GPIA +1.0%
2016 0.9934 GPIA +0.8%
2017 0.9943 GPIA +0.1%
2018 0.9971 GPIA +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8723 GPIA 0.8723 GPIA 0.8723 GPIA 1
2000s 0.9728 GPIA 0.9712 GPIA 0.9756 GPIA 3
2010s 0.9925 GPIA 0.9851 GPIA 0.9971 GPIA 4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 24 Azerbaijan 0.999 GPIA compare
  2. 25 Brunei Darussalam 0.9984 GPIA compare
  3. 26 Jordan 0.9973 GPIA compare
  4. 28 Albania 0.9963 GPIA compare
  5. 29 South Africa 0.9961 GPIA compare
  6. 30 Montenegro 0.996 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Sri Lanka was 0.9971 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.9971 GPIA in 2018.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8723 GPIA in 1981.
How does Sri Lanka rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
Sri Lanka ranks 27th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,155 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/