Mean age of private paid employees, by industry: Education in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Mean age of private paid employees, by industry: Education was 36.68 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
36.68
Change on year
down 2.2%
World rank
19th
of 27 countries
All-time high
37.51
in 2015
All-time low
33.43
in 2003
Years of data
13
2002–2016

Mean age of private paid employees, by industry: Education in Sri Lanka, 2002–2016

0102030402002200920162002: 35.32003: 33.42004: 35.62006: 34.22007: 372008: 35.22009: 34.82011: 36.12012: 35.22013: 35.72014: 36.32015: 37.52016: 36.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 36.68 for mean age of private paid employees, by industry: education in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.2% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mean age of private paid employees, by industry: education in Sri Lanka peaked at 37.51 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 33.43, in 2003.

That places Sri Lanka 19th out of 27 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Mean age of private paid employees, by industry: Education in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Mean age of private paid employees, by industry: Education in Sri Lanka, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 35.31
2003 33.43 -5.3%
2004 35.6 +6.5%
2006 34.22 -3.9%
2007 37 +8.1%
2008 35.19 -4.9%
2009 34.8 -1.1%
2011 36.1 +3.7%
2012 35.2 -2.5%
2013 35.71 +1.4%
2014 36.25 +1.5%
2015 37.51 +3.5%
2016 36.68 -2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 35.08 33.43 37 7
2010s 36.24 35.2 37.51 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 16 Colombia 37.09 compare
  2. 17 Paraguay 36.95 compare
  3. 18 Morocco 36.92 compare
  4. 20 Guatemala 35.63 compare
  5. 21 Honduras 35.48 compare
  6. 22 Peru 35.39 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mean age of private paid employees, by industry: education in Sri Lanka?
Mean age of private paid employees, by industry: education in Sri Lanka was 36.68 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest mean age of private paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 37.51 in 2015.
What is the lowest mean age of private paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 33.43 in 2003.
How does Sri Lanka rank for mean age of private paid employees, by industry: education?
Sri Lanka ranks 19th out of 27 countries with data for 2016.
Is mean age of private paid employees, by industry: education rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. 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 Mean age of private paid employees, by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mean age of private paid employees, by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 303 data points, 2000–2021
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