Sri Lanka - Female Adult Literacy Rate

With 90.8 Percent of Women Aged 15+ in 2018, the country was number 68 comparing other countries in Female Adult Literacy Rate. Sri Lanka is overtaken by Peru, which was ranked number 67 with 91.66 Percent of Women Aged 15+ and is followed by Mauritius with 89.91 Percent of Women Aged 15+. Uzbekistan topped the ranking with 99.98 Percent of Women Aged 15+ in 2019, that is stable compared to 2018. Azerbaijan, Russia and Belarus respectively ranked number 2, 3 and 4 in this ranking. Sierra Leone recorded the best 5 years average growth at +7points per year, while South Africa was the worst growing country at -1.3points per year.

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Date Percent of Women Aged 15+
2018 90.80
2017 90.97
2016 91.49
2015
2014
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How does Sri Lanka rank in Female Adult Literacy Rate?

# 135 Countries Percent of Women Aged 15+ Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Uzbekistan
99.98 % 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
2 #2
Azerbaijan
99.75 % 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
67 #67
Peru
91.66 % 2019 -0.0 % +0.3 % View data
68 #68
Sri Lanka
90.80 % 2018 -0.2 % NA View data
69 #69
Mauritius
89.91 % 2019 +0.6 % -0.1 % View data
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