Sri Lanka, Nov. 4 -- Sri Lanka's digital literacy rate reaches 72.5%, while computer literacy stands at 38.1%.

The Department of Census and Statistics under the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development published these findings in its Computer Literacy Statistics 2026 - First Six Months Bulletin.

The survey covered a nationally distributed sample of households and individuals aged between five and 69 years from January to June 2026.

More than two-thirds of the population in the surveyed age range possess digital literacy, while over one-third are computer literate.

Only 20.8% of Sri Lankan households own a desktop or laptop computer, highlighting a gap in access to hardware across the country.

The urban sector records hi...