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South Asia
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)

Within the “South Asia” group, Sri Lanka leads Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in 2024 at 92.06%, while India sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 70.74%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.023.046.069.092.1Sri LankaSri Lanka: 92.06%92.1IndiaIndia: 70.74%70.7

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Sri Lanka 92.06%
2 India 70.74%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the South Asia group for Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in 2024, Sri Lanka leads with a gap of 21.32% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 2 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with India at 70.74%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.