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

Sri Lanka: Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Education was 42.75 in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
42.75
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
12th
of 27 countries
All-time high
42.75
in 2016
All-time low
40.6
in 2004
Years of data
13
2002–2016

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

0102030402002200920162002: 40.72003: 40.92004: 40.62006: 40.72007: 41.72008: 42.52009: 41.42011: 41.92012: 42.42013: 42.12014: 42.22015: 42.52016: 42.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, mean age of public paid employees, by industry: education in Sri Lanka stood at 42.75. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mean age of public paid employees, by industry: education in Sri Lanka peaked at 42.75 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 40.6, in 2004.

That places Sri Lanka 12th out of 27 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Education in Sri Lanka, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 40.74
2003 40.88 +0.3%
2004 40.6 -0.7%
2006 40.7 +0.2%
2007 41.69 +2.4%
2008 42.49 +1.9%
2009 41.36 -2.6%
2011 41.92 +1.4%
2012 42.44 +1.2%
2013 42.09 -0.8%
2014 42.22 +0.3%
2015 42.55 +0.8%
2016 42.75 +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.21 40.6 42.49 7
2010s 42.33 41.92 42.75 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 9 Ecuador 43.9 compare
  2. 10 Ukraine 43.82 compare
  3. 11 South Africa 43 compare
  4. 13 Peru 42.6 compare
  5. 14 Brazil 42.53 compare
  6. 15 Chile 42.4 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mean age of public paid employees, by industry: education in Sri Lanka?
Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: education in Sri Lanka was 42.75 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest mean age of public paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 42.75 in 2016.
What is the lowest mean age of public paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 40.6 in 2004.
How does Sri Lanka rank for mean age of public paid employees, by industry: education?
Sri Lanka ranks 12th out of 27 countries with data for 2016.
Is mean age of public paid employees, by industry: education rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 299 data points, 2000–2021
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