Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 was 0.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
51st
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2019
All-time low
0.7%
in 1998
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.20.40.60.811992200520191992: 0.67 % of employed female population aged 15-241993: 0.679 % of employed female population aged 15-241994: 0.694 % of employed female population aged 15-241995: 0.783 % of employed female population aged 15-241996: 0.731 % of employed female population aged 15-241998: 0.662 % of employed female population aged 15-241999: 0.684 % of employed female population aged 15-242000: 0.742 % of employed female population aged 15-242001: 0.795 % of employed female population aged 15-242002: 0.716 % of employed female population aged 15-242003: 0.739 % of employed female population aged 15-242004: 0.739 % of employed female population aged 15-242006: 0.824 % of employed female population aged 15-242007: 0.79 % of employed female population aged 15-242008: 0.768 % of employed female population aged 15-242009: 0.845 % of employed female population aged 15-242011: 0.788 % of employed female population aged 15-242012: 0.802 % of employed female population aged 15-242013: 0.847 % of employed female population aged 15-242014: 0.857 % of employed female population aged 15-242015: 0.884 % of employed female population aged 15-242016: 0.915 % of employed female population aged 15-242019: 0.924 % of employed female population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed female population aged 15-24.

Analysis

The most recent figure for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka is 0.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1998.

Sri Lanka ranks 51st of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed female population aged 15-24) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of employed female population aged 15-24 Change
1992 0.7%
1993 0.7% +1.3%
1994 0.7% +2.2%
1995 0.8% +12.9%
1996 0.7% -6.6%
1998 0.7% -9.5%
1999 0.7% +3.3%
2000 0.7% +8.6%
2001 0.8% +7.2%
2002 0.7% -9.9%
2003 0.7% +3.2%
2004 0.7% -0.1%
2006 0.8% +11.5%
2007 0.8% -4.1%
2008 0.8% -2.7%
2009 0.8% +9.9%
2011 0.8% -6.7%
2012 0.8% +1.8%
2013 0.8% +5.6%
2014 0.9% +1.1%
2015 0.9% +3.2%
2016 0.9% +3.5%
2019 0.9% +1.0%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 0.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (29 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 7
2000s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 48 Jamaica 0.9% compare
  2. 49 Nigeria 0.9% compare
  3. 50 South Africa 0.9% compare
  4. 52 Kazakhstan 0.9% compare
  5. 53 Belize 0.9% compare
  6. 54 Chile 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1998.
How does Sri Lanka rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24?
Sri Lanka ranks 51st out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed female population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24 (% of employed female population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed female population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,282 data points, 1970–2021
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