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Table 15A(Education,
School, Result) |
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Literacy (>10
years old)(District)(Sex)
(1953-2001) |
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edu15ae |
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District |
Total |
Male |
Female |
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Sri Lanka |
91.0 |
92.4 |
89.7 |
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Colombo |
94.7 |
95.3 |
94.0 |
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Gampaha |
95.4 |
95.7 |
95.1 |
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Kalutara |
93.2 |
93.7 |
92.6 |
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Kandy |
90.5 |
92.4 |
88.7 |
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Matale |
88.3 |
90.2 |
86.4 |
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Nuwara Eliya |
82.6 |
87.6 |
77.7 |
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Galle |
92.3 |
93.2 |
91.5 |
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Matara |
90.3 |
91.9 |
88.9 |
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Hambantota |
88.9 |
90.9 |
87.0 |
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Ampara |
85.9 |
88.9 |
82.9 |
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Kurunegala |
92.7 |
93.9 |
91.5 |
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Puttalam |
90.7 |
91.2 |
90.3 |
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Anuradhapura |
90.5 |
92.1 |
88.8 |
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Polonnaruwa |
90.0 |
91.2 |
88.7 |
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Badulla |
85.2 |
88.9 |
81.7 |
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Moneragala |
86.0 |
88.1 |
83.8 |
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Ratnapura |
88.4 |
90.4 |
86.3 |
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Kegalle |
91.4 |
93.0 |
89.8 |
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©
2009, KRI (Kusaka Research
Institute) |
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Source: |
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Department
of Census and Statistics |
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Note: |
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Data is given
only 18 districts where the Census of |
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Population
and Housing 2001 was carried out completely. |
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Revised: 2009(y)/04(m)/10(d) |
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Chief Editor: |
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Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.) |
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The
Head, Department of Management Studies |
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University
of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka |
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