Reference Data in Sri Lanka 3,219 indicators covering reference data for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Countries that are party to the Nagoya Protocol 0 number 2025 — 141st Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 0.9787 GPIA 2018 up 1.4% 36th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes 92.5% 2018 up 2.0% 47th Government expenditure on secondary education, PPP$ 2,773 millions 2018 up 110.8% 56th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 92.7% 2018 up 0.8% 47th Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female 92.4% 2018 up 3.0% 43rd Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: phosphate 6.57 million real chained 2019 US$ 2020 down 8.6% 22nd Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals 0.2999 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 down 13.8% 20th Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: copper 0 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 — 50th Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals: copper 0 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 — 50th Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: cobalt 0 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 — 10th Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals: cobalt 0 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 — 10th Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, female 327,358 number 2018 up 23.7% 25th Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ 1,810 millions 2018 up 134.3% 61st Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, male 140,729 number 2018 up 32.7% 27th Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes 79.1% 2018 up 6.7% 31st Trading across borders: Time to import (days) (DB06-15 methodology) 85.48 2014 up 32.5% 43rd Time to import (days) 13 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 50.0% 134th Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container)(DB06-15) 94.29 2014 up 14.6% 15th Trading across borders: Cost to import (US$ per container deflated) 690 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 49.5% 170th Trading across borders: Time to export (days) (DB06-15 methodology) 79.17 2014 up 31.0% 76th Time to export (days) 16 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 36.0% 100th Trading across borders: Cost to export (US$ per container) (DB06-15) 96.73 2014 up 17.2% 6th Trading across borders: Cost to export (US$ per container deflated) 560 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 53.8% 179th Trading across borders: Documents to import (number) (DB06-15) 61.54 2014 up 60.0% 79th Trading across borders: Documents to import (number) 7 DB06-15 methodology 2014 down 30.0% 78th Trading across borders: Documents to export (number) (DB06-15) 44.44 2014 down 20.0% 107th Trading across borders: Documents to export (number) 7 DB06-15 methodology 2014 up 16.7% 49th Trading across borders (DB06-15 methodology) - Score 76.94 2014 up 20.3% 66th Geospatial data available at 1st Admin Level 0.619 2023 up 15.9% 4th ODIN Open Data Openness score 0.461 2023 up 49.2% 104th Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 1.01 GPIA 2018 down 0.7% 22nd Government expenditure on secondary education, constant PPP$ 2,709 millions 2018 up 82.8% 55th Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female 74.4% 2018 up 11.7% 32nd Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: nickel 0 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 — 22nd Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals: nickel 0 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 — 22nd Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male 85.1% 2018 up 2.2% 34th Reduction in Human Development Index when adjusting for inequalities 18.8% 2023 down 12.9% 79th Government expenditure on primary education, constant PPP$ 1,768 millions 2018 up 103.1% 59th Elderly illiterate population, 65+ years, both sexes 468,087 number 2018 up 26.3% 26th Income share of the richest 1% (before tax) 20.5% 2016 down 3.8% 17th Number of people who are moderately or severely food insecure 2.60 million people 2023 up 100.0% 67th Account 81.7% 2024 down 1.2% 53rd Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 0.9971 GPIA 2018 up 2.2% 27th Share of vegetal products in food supply 92.9% 2018 — 21st Share of animal products in food supply 7.1% 2018 — 147th Share of the population defined as severely food insecure vs. undernourished 1.1 percent 2023 up 57.1% 107th Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: zinc 0 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 — 46th Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals: zinc 0 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 — 46th Pillar 5 - Data Infrastructure - Score 60 2023 up 71.4% 95th Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: gold 0 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 — 83rd Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals: gold 0 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 — 83rd Economic and Social Rights Performance Score 4.4 2020 up 13.1% 80th Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: bauxite 0 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 — 24th Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals: bauxite 0 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 — 24th Time required to start a business 8 days 2019 down 81.8% 131st Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male 86,721 number 2019 down 4.9% 50th Nonrenewable natural capital, metals and minerals: tin 0 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 — 1st Nonrenewable natural capital per capita, metals and minerals: tin 0 real chained 2019 US$ 2020 — 1st Pillar 4 - Data Sources - Score 79.61 2023 down 4.5% 34th ← Previous Page 26 of 54 Next →