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Sri Lanka: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes

1.30Mcount · 2024-9.6% since 2008

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes (number). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator ILLPOP.AG15T99. Annual figures for Sri Lanka from 2001 to 2024.

20012024

Every year

YearValue (count)Note
20241,298,350
20231,299,920
20221,314,131
20211,312,943
20201,307,088
20191,314,804
20181,390,258
20171,342,928
20161,245,983
20101,362,295
20081,436,080
20061,376,284
20011,328,131

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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UIS (2026). Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-illpop-ag15t99 (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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