Median age of private paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Median age of private paid employees, by occupation: Teachers was 33 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
33
Change on year
up 3.1%
World rank
15th
of 25 countries
All-time high
33
in 2013
All-time low
27
in 2002
Years of data
15
2000–2016

Median age of private paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Sri Lanka, 2000–2016

01020302000200820162000: 312001: 302002: 272003: 292004: 302006: 322007: 322008: 312009: 322011: 322012: 302013: 332014: 312015: 322016: 33

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for median age of private paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Sri Lanka is 33, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of private paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Sri Lanka peaked at 33 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 27, in 2002.

That places Sri Lanka 15th out of 25 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Median age of private paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Median age of private paid employees, by occupation: Teachers in Sri Lanka, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 31
2001 30 -3.2%
2002 27 -10.0%
2003 29 +7.4%
2004 30 +3.4%
2006 32 +6.7%
2007 32 +0.0%
2008 31 -3.1%
2009 32 +3.2%
2011 32 +0.0%
2012 30 -6.2%
2013 33 +10.0%
2014 31 -6.1%
2015 32 +3.2%
2016 33 +3.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.44 27 32 9
2010s 31.83 30 33 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of private paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Sri Lanka?
Median age of private paid employees, by occupation: teachers in Sri Lanka was 33 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of private paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 33 in 2013.
What is the lowest median age of private paid employees, by occupation: teachers recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 27 in 2002.
How does Sri Lanka rank for median age of private paid employees, by occupation: teachers?
Sri Lanka ranks 15th out of 25 countries with data for 2016.
Is median age of private paid employees, by occupation: teachers rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 occupation: Teachers. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age of private paid employees, by occupation: Teachers
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 276 data points, 2000–2020
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