‘Financial Literacy Survey Sri Lanka - 2021’, a publication of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, is now available for public access.
The Regional Development Department of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, with the assistance of the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – under the IFC-DFAT Women in Work program – conducted the first ever countrywide Financial Literacy Survey in Sri Lanka, as part of the implementation of the National Financial Inclusion Strategy of Sri Lanka. The key objective of the survey was to assess the level of financial literacy across the population with a view to formulating appropriate policy measures.
The survey focused on the elements of knowledge, attitudes and behavior within the concept of financial literacy and this publication consists of the key survey findings.