Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with low education in working age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Sri Lanka is 0.4%, measured in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.4% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1994.
That places Sri Lanka 51st out of 104 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of employed population with low education in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.3% | — |
| 1993 | 0.3% | -7.6% |
| 1994 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3% | +14.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -3.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +17.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -12.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -9.7% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +23.5% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -15.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -10.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | +33.1% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 48 Belize 0.4% compare
- 49 Jamaica 0.4% compare
- 50 Djibouti 0.4% compare
- 52 Dominican Republic 0.4% compare
- 53 Republic of Moldova 0.4% compare
- 54 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.4% compare
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Sri Lanka?
- Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and in Sri Lanka was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2016.
- What is the lowest non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1994.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and?
- Sri Lanka ranks 51st out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
- Is non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 Non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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