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

Sri Lanka: Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education was 34 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
34
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 27 countries
All-time high
35
in 2007
All-time low
29
in 2003
Years of data
13
2002–2016

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

0102030402002200920162002: 322003: 292004: 322006: 322007: 352008: 322009: 322011: 322012: 322013: 342014: 332015: 342016: 34

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age of private paid employees, by industry: education in Sri Lanka is 34, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of private paid employees, by industry: education in Sri Lanka peaked at 35 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 29, in 2003.

Sri Lanka ranks 19th of 27 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education in Sri Lanka, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 32
2003 29 -9.4%
2004 32 +10.3%
2006 32 +0.0%
2007 35 +9.4%
2008 32 -8.6%
2009 32 +0.0%
2011 32 +0.0%
2012 32 +0.0%
2013 34 +6.2%
2014 33 -2.9%
2015 34 +3.0%
2016 34 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32 29 35 7
2010s 33.17 32 34 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of private paid employees, by industry: education in Sri Lanka?
Median age of private paid employees, by industry: education in Sri Lanka was 34 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of private paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 35 in 2007.
What is the lowest median age of private paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 29 in 2003.
How does Sri Lanka rank for median age of private paid employees, by industry: education?
Sri Lanka ranks 19th out of 27 countries with data for 2016.
Is median age of private paid employees, by industry: education rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. 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 Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age of private paid employees, by industry: Education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 307 data points, 2000–2021
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