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

Sri Lanka: Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education was 0.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
down 6.2%
World rank
74th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2016
All-time low
0.2%
in 1994
Years of data
23
1992–2019

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

00.10.20.30.40.51992200520191992: 0.2971993: 0.2731994: 0.2261995: 0.3431996: 0.2861998: 0.2961999: 0.3012000: 0.3182001: 0.3192002: 0.3332003: 0.3172004: 0.3182006: 0.3692007: 0.3452008: 0.3582009: 0.4182011: 0.3512012: 0.3772013: 0.3742014: 0.4092015: 0.3722016: 0.462019: 0.431

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education in Sri Lanka stood at 0.4%.

The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1994.

That places Sri Lanka 74th out of 90 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, primary education in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed female population with low education in working age) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year Value Change
1992 0.3%
1993 0.3% -8.3%
1994 0.2% -16.9%
1995 0.3% +51.6%
1996 0.3% -16.7%
1998 0.3% +3.5%
1999 0.3% +1.7%
2000 0.3% +5.8%
2001 0.3% +0.2%
2002 0.3% +4.5%
2003 0.3% -5.0%
2004 0.3% +0.4%
2006 0.4% +15.8%
2007 0.3% -6.5%
2008 0.4% +3.7%
2009 0.4% +16.8%
2011 0.4% -16.0%
2012 0.4% +7.4%
2013 0.4% -0.7%
2014 0.4% +9.3%
2015 0.4% -9.0%
2016 0.5% +23.5%
2019 0.4% -6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 7
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 9
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 71 Ethiopia 0.5% compare
  2. 72 Ghana 0.5% compare
  3. 73 Romania 0.4% compare
  4. 75 Peru 0.4% compare
  5. 76 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.3% compare
  6. 77 India 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education in Sri Lanka?
Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education in Sri Lanka was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1994.
How does Sri Lanka rank for female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education?
Sri Lanka ranks 74th out of 90 countries with data for 2019.
Is female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, primary education rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. 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, primary education and below (% of employed female population with low 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, primary education and below (% of employed female population with low education in working age)
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,202 data points, 1970–2021
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