Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary was 47.6 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary in Sri Lanka stood at 47.6. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary in Sri Lanka peaked at 47.6 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 37.09, in 1996.
Sri Lanka ranks 15th of 86 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 37.64 | — |
| 1993 | 38.26 | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 38.57 | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 37.88 | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 37.09 | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 38.01 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 38.59 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 38.3 | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 39.22 | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 39.33 | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 39.93 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 40.23 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 42.88 | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 42.63 | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 43.2 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 43.6 | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 43.94 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 45 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 44.78 | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 45.51 | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 47.01 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 46.73 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 47.6 | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38 | 37.09 | 38.59 | 7 |
| 2000s | 41.04 | 38.3 | 43.6 | 9 |
| 2010s | 45.8 | 43.94 | 47.6 | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary in Sri Lanka?
- Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary in Sri Lanka was 47.6 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6 in 2019.
- What is the lowest average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.09 in 1996.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary?
- Sri Lanka ranks 15th out of 86 countries with data for 2019.
- Is average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. 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 in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary education and below. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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