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Sri Lanka

Literacy Rate

92.25
percent
Source: IMF

Global Ranking

79
Qatar93.46
80
Brazil93.23
81
Sao Tome and Principe92.82
82
Bolivia92.46
83
Puerto Rico92.39
84
Sri Lanka92.25
85
Israel91.75
86
Namibia91.53
87
Mauritius91.33
88
Bahrain90.98
89
Ivory Coast89.89

Asia Ranking

16
Philippines96.28
17
Indonesia96
18
Vietnam95.75
19
Malaysia94.97
20
Thailand93.77
21
Sri Lanka92.25
22
Burma (Myanmar)89.07
23
Laos84.66
24
Cambodia80.53
25
Bangladesh74.91
26
India74.37

Definition of Literacy Rate

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

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