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 0.2% in 2015. β–² Rising

Latest (2015)
0.2%
Change on year
down 13.3%
World rank
35th
of 80 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2001
All-time low
0.2%
in 1996
Years of data
19
1992–2015

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

00.10.20.31992200320151992: 0.228 % of employed population with low education in working age1993: 0.233 % of employed population with low education in working age1994: 0.227 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.245 % of employed population with low education in working age1996: 0.216 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.236 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.228 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.23 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.266 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.23 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.249 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.252 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.246 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.251 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.242 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.263 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.254 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.261 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.226 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2015, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Sri Lanka stood at 0.2%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 13.3% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64 in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1996.

That places Sri Lanka 35th out of 80 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 7
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 7
2010s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 5

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 32 Uganda 0.2% compare
  2. 33 Albania 0.2% compare
  3. 34 Mauritius 0.2% compare
  4. 36 South Africa 0.2% compare
  5. 37 Peru 0.2% compare
  6. 38 Dominican Republic 0.2% compare

See the full ranking of 80 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 0.2% 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 0.3% in 2001.
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 0.2% in 1996.
How does Sri Lanka rank for excessive working hours, more than 48 hours per week, aged 15-64?
Sri Lanka ranks 35th out of 80 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 10.3%. 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, primary education and below (% of employed population with low 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, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
80 places, 1,109 data points, 1970–2021
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