Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary was 0.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
78th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2019
All-time low
0.7%
in 1998
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.20.40.60.81992200520191992: 0.6911993: 0.7141994: 0.7361995: 0.7291996: 0.7551998: 0.6851999: 0.7132000: 0.7152001: 0.7472002: 0.722003: 0.7322004: 0.7482006: 0.7892007: 0.7352008: 0.7222009: 0.7692011: 0.7052012: 0.7452013: 0.7482014: 0.7452015: 0.7512016: 0.7862019: 0.802

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary in Sri Lanka stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1998.

Sri Lanka ranks 78th of 92 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed female population with high education in working age) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1992 0.7%
1993 0.7% +3.4%
1994 0.7% +3.0%
1995 0.7% -0.8%
1996 0.8% +3.5%
1998 0.7% -9.3%
1999 0.7% +4.1%
2000 0.7% +0.2%
2001 0.7% +4.6%
2002 0.7% -3.6%
2003 0.7% +1.5%
2004 0.7% +2.2%
2006 0.8% +5.5%
2007 0.7% -6.9%
2008 0.7% -1.7%
2009 0.8% +6.4%
2011 0.7% -8.2%
2012 0.7% +5.6%
2013 0.7% +0.4%
2014 0.7% -0.5%
2015 0.8% +0.8%
2016 0.8% +4.7%
2019 0.8% +2.0%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

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  3. 77 Mongolia 0.8% compare
  4. 79 Ghana 0.8% compare
  5. 80 Romania 0.8% compare
  6. 81 Kyrgyzstan 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary in Sri Lanka?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary in Sri Lanka was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary 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 15-64, above primary?
Sri Lanka ranks 78th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. 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 Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed female population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed female population with high education in working age)
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
92 places, 1,222 data points, 1970–2021
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