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

Sri Lanka: Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Public was 40 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
40
Change on year
down 2.4%
World rank
13th
of 27 countries
All-time high
41
in 2014
All-time low
37
in 2002
Years of data
13
2002–2016

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

0102030402002200920162002: 372003: 382004: 382006: 402007: 402008: 402009: 402011: 402012: 392013: 402014: 412015: 412016: 40

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 40 for median age of public paid employees, by industry: public in 2016.

That represents a change of down 2.4% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, median age of public paid employees, by industry: public in Sri Lanka peaked at 41 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 37, in 2002.

Sri Lanka ranks 13th 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: Public in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration in Sri Lanka, 2002 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2002 37
2003 38 +2.7%
2004 38 +0.0%
2006 40 +5.3%
2007 40 +0.0%
2008 40 +0.0%
2009 40 +0.0%
2011 40 +0.0%
2012 39 -2.5%
2013 40 +2.6%
2014 41 +2.5%
2015 41 +0.0%
2016 40 -2.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 39 37 40 7
2010s 40.17 39 41 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is median age of public paid employees, by industry: public in Sri Lanka?
Median age of public paid employees, by industry: public in Sri Lanka was 40 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest median age of public paid employees, by industry: public recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 41 in 2014.
What is the lowest median age of public paid employees, by industry: public recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 37 in 2002.
How does Sri Lanka rank for median age of public paid employees, by industry: public?
Sri Lanka ranks 13th out of 27 countries with data for 2016.
Is median age of public paid employees, by industry: public rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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: Public Administration. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Median age of public paid employees, by industry: Public Administration
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
27 places, 304 data points, 2000–2021
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