Malta vs Sri Lanka: Literate and illiterate world population

Malta

6.7%

in 2011

Sri Lanka

7.3%

in 2024

Malta rank

63rd

Sri Lanka rank

61st

Literate and illiterate world population over time

Sri Lanka currently reports 7.3% against 6.7% in Malta, a difference of 0.6%.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

Globally, Malta ranks 63rd and Sri Lanka ranks 61st of 128 countries.

Indicator: Literate and illiterate world population
Unit: %
Source: UNESCO (1957) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 128 places, 1,272 data points, 1475–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Share of adults who cannot read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life.