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

140,537count · 2024+10.5% since 2008

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

20012024

Every year

YearValue (count)Note
2024140,537
2023154,150
2022145,616
2021141,379
2020144,988
2019134,850
2018179,260
2017168,077
2016147,892
2010131,706
2008127,147
2006126,858
2001154,619

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, urban, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-illpop-ag15t99-urb (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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