Average age of workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Average age of workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 49.9 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
49.9
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
10th
of 104 countries
All-time high
49.9
in 2019
All-time low
39.07
in 1996
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Average age of workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

010203040501992200520191992: 39.51993: 39.41994: 39.41995: 401996: 39.11998: 40.21999: 40.52000: 412001: 41.82002: 412003: 41.72004: 41.82006: 44.32007: 44.42008: 44.62009: 45.52011: 462012: 46.62013: 47.12014: 47.72015: 48.42016: 48.62019: 49.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 49.9 for average age of workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average age of workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka peaked at 49.9 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39.07, in 1996.

That places Sri Lanka 10th out of 104 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 39.72 39.07 40.47 7
2000s 42.9 40.96 45.52 9
2010s 47.75 45.99 49.9 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 7 Greece 50.73 compare
  2. 8 Italy 50.7 compare
  3. 9 Cyprus 49.94 compare
  4. 11 Slovenia 49.78 compare
  5. 12 France 49.76 compare
  6. 13 Bosnia and Herzegovina 49.14 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average age of workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka?
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka was 49.9 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average age of workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 49.9 in 2019.
What is the lowest average age of workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 39.07 in 1996.
How does Sri Lanka rank for average age of workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Sri Lanka ranks 10th out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is average age of workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average age of workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Average age of workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,453 data points, 1970–2021
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