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

Sri Lanka: Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Education was 43 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
43
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
11th
of 27 countries
All-time high
43
in 2008
All-time low
40
in 2002
Years of data
13
2002–2016

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

0102030402002200920162002: 402003: 402004: 402006: 402007: 422008: 432009: 412011: 422012: 432013: 422014: 422015: 432016: 43

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, median age of public paid employees, by industry: education in Sri Lanka stood at 43. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of public paid employees, by industry: education in Sri Lanka peaked at 43 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 40, in 2002.

Sri Lanka ranks 11th 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 public paid employees, by industry: Education in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Education in Sri Lanka, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 40
2003 40 +0.0%
2004 40 +0.0%
2006 40 +0.0%
2007 42 +5.0%
2008 43 +2.4%
2009 41 -4.7%
2011 42 +2.4%
2012 43 +2.4%
2013 42 -2.3%
2014 42 +0.0%
2015 43 +2.4%
2016 43 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 40.86 40 43 7
2010s 42.5 42 43 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of public paid employees, by industry: education in Sri Lanka?
Median age of public paid employees, by industry: education in Sri Lanka was 43 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of public paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 43 in 2008.
What is the lowest median age of public paid employees, by industry: education recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 40 in 2002.
How does Sri Lanka rank for median age of public paid employees, by industry: education?
Sri Lanka ranks 11th out of 27 countries with data for 2016.
Is median age of public paid employees, by industry: education rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. 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 public paid employees, by industry: Education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median 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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