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

Sri Lanka: Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration was 40.53 in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
40.53
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
14th
of 27 countries
All-time high
40.53
in 2016
All-time low
38.17
in 2002
Years of data
13
2002–2016

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

0102030402002200920162002: 38.22003: 38.62004: 39.12006: 40.42007: 40.22008: 402009: 40.32011: 40.42012: 39.62013: 40.42014: 40.52015: 40.52016: 40.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, mean age of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in Sri Lanka stood at 40.53. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, mean age of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in Sri Lanka peaked at 40.53 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 38.17, in 2002.

That places Sri Lanka 14th out of 27 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Sri Lanka, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 38.17
2003 38.56 +1.0%
2004 39.12 +1.4%
2006 40.4 +3.3%
2007 40.23 -0.4%
2008 40 -0.6%
2009 40.28 +0.7%
2011 40.41 +0.3%
2012 39.63 -1.9%
2013 40.37 +1.9%
2014 40.52 +0.4%
2015 40.46 -0.2%
2016 40.53 +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39.54 38.17 40.4 7
2010s 40.32 39.63 40.53 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 11 Brazil 41.54 compare
  2. 12 Uruguay 41.45 compare
  3. 13 Peru 40.75 compare
  4. 15 Ukraine 40.09 compare
  5. 16 Paraguay 40.05 compare
  6. 17 El Salvador 39.62 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is mean age of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in Sri Lanka?
Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: public administration in Sri Lanka was 40.53 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest mean age of public paid employees, by industry: public administration recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 40.53 in 2016.
What is the lowest mean age of public paid employees, by industry: public administration recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 38.17 in 2002.
How does Sri Lanka rank for mean age of public paid employees, by industry: public administration?
Sri Lanka ranks 14th out of 27 countries with data for 2016.
Is mean age of public paid employees, by industry: public administration rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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: Public Administration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Mean age of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 306 data points, 2000–2021
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