Sri Lanka Human Development Report 2012.pdf

Table A15: Literacy Rate and Educational Attainments
Adult literacy rate, %, 2009 Educational attainment, % of total population, 2009-2010
Province District/sector Total Male Female Computer No schooling Upto grade Upto grade Passed Passed
literacy 5 10 O-Level A-Level
among people
aged 5-69,
% 2009
Sri Lanka 91.4 92.8 90 20.3 4.2 25.1 44.6 14.7 11.2
Sector Urban 94.6 95.6 93.63 31.1 2.5 21.6 42.1 17.5 16.2
Rural 91.8 92.9 90.7 19.3 4 24.6 45.5 14.9 10.8
Estate 74.3 83.1 66.39 8.4 13.1 43 37.7 3.8 2.3
Western Colombo 96.3 97 95.8 n.a. 2.4 19.1 41 19.3 18.1
Gampaha 95 95.5 94.5 n.a. 2.5 18.2 44.6 20.3 14.2
Kalutara 93.4 94.1 92.8 n.a. 3.3 19.9 46 18.1 12.5
Central Kandy 91.7 93.9 89.9 n.a. 5.3 24.3 42 14.7 13.5
Matale 90.5 92.3 89 n.a. 4.7 28.1 42.4 13 11.7
Nuwara Eliya 80.9 87.3 74.9 n.a. 8.8 35.1 44.6 6.9 4.6
Southern Galle 94 94.5 93.7 n.a. 4.8 23.7 45.3 15.2 10.8
Matara 89.8 91 88.7 n.a. 5.5 26.1 39.8 16 12.4
Hambantota 87.9 88.9 87.1 n.a. 4.4 28.3 39.2 15.9 11.7
Northern Jaffna n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 0.9 28.7 52.9 10.1 7.2
Killinochchi n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Mannar n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Vavuniya n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 2.9 29.4 49.2 11.7 6.5
Mullativu n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a.
Eastern Batticaloa 84.4 86.2 82.8 n.a. 4.7 39 37.9 10.5 7.7
Ampara 91.1 94.1 88.4 n.a. 5.3 32.3 41.9 11.7 8.8
Trincomalee 89.9 92.5 87.5 n.a. 1.8 34 45.2 14.4 4.3
North Western Kurunegala 92 92.7 91.4 n.a. 3.4 24.6 45.2 16.3 10.5
Puttalam 90.1 91.1 89.3 n.a. 5.3 31.2 48.6 7.7 7.2
North Central Anuradhapura 91.1 93.4 89.1 n.a. 2.6 24.7 52.4 13.9 6.3
Polonnaruwa 87.7 87.5 87.8 n.a. 3.6 26.9 49.3 9.7 10
Uva Badulla 86 90.5 82.3 n.a. 9.1 28.4 42.4 12.8 7.3
Monaragala 84.3 86 82.7 n.a. 5.8 28.2 48.9 10.5 6.6
Sabaragamuwa Ratnapura 87 89.2 84.8 n.a. 6.3 27.5 48.4 8.1 9.4
Kegalle 94.1 95.2 93.1 n.a. 3.5 24.1 46.2 15.6 10.7
Sources: Department of Census and Statistics of Sri Lanka 2009b,2009c and 2011d.
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