Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 was 0.3% in 2015. β–² Rising

Latest (2015)
0.3%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
15th
of 81 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2007
All-time low
0.3%
in 1992
Years of data
19
1992–2015

Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Sri Lanka, 1992–2015

00.10.20.30.41992200320151992: 0.274 % of employed population with high education in working age1993: 0.304 % of employed population with high education in working age1994: 0.312 % of employed population with high education in working age1995: 0.299 % of employed population with high education in working age1996: 0.277 % of employed population with high education in working age1998: 0.277 % of employed population with high education in working age1999: 0.291 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.293 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.314 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.322 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.313 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.344 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.359 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.333 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.322 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.345 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.326 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.327 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.325 % of employed population with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with high education in working age.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.3% for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1992.

That places Sri Lanka 15th out of 81 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 7
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 7
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 12 Nepal 0.3% compare
  2. 13 Nigeria 0.3% compare
  3. 14 Georgia 0.3% compare
  4. 16 Jordan 0.3% compare
  5. 17 El Salvador 0.3% compare
  6. 18 Costa Rica 0.3% compare

See the full ranking of 81 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Sri Lanka?
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Sri Lanka was 0.3% in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2007.
What is the lowest excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1992.
How does Sri Lanka rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Sri Lanka ranks 15th out of 81 countries with data for 2015.
Is excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. 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 Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
81 places, 1,074 data points, 1970–2021
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