Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in was 0.5987 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.5987
Change on year
down 1.1%
World rank
2nd
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.6737
in 2004
All-time low
0.5576
in 2011
Years of data
15
2000–2016

Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Sri Lanka, 2000–2016

00.20.40.62000200820162000: 0.6452001: 0.6712002: 0.6262003: 0.642004: 0.6742006: 0.5642007: 0.6122008: 0.5912009: 0.6632011: 0.5582012: 0.662013: 0.6112014: 0.6382015: 0.6052016: 0.599

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2016, proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Sri Lanka stood at 0.5987.

The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.6737 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.5576, in 2011.

Sri Lanka ranks 2nd of 71 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector in Sri Lanka, 2000 to 2016.
Year Value Change
2000 0.6451
2001 0.6712 +4.0%
2002 0.6263 -6.7%
2003 0.6398 +2.2%
2004 0.6737 +5.3%
2006 0.5638 -16.3%
2007 0.6123 +8.6%
2008 0.5911 -3.5%
2009 0.6629 +12.2%
2011 0.5576 -15.9%
2012 0.6601 +18.4%
2013 0.6113 -7.4%
2014 0.6376 +4.3%
2015 0.6055 -5.0%
2016 0.5987 -1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.6318 0.5638 0.6737 9
2010s 0.6118 0.5576 0.6601 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 1 Ethiopia 0.6444 compare
  2. 3 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5867 compare
  3. 4 Republic of Moldova 0.5571 compare
  4. 5 Cambodia 0.5187 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Sri Lanka?
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Sri Lanka was 0.5987 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.6737 in 2004.
What is the lowest proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5576 in 2011.
How does Sri Lanka rank for proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in?
Sri Lanka ranks 2nd out of 71 countries with data for 2016.
Is proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in 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 falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 884 data points, 2000–2021
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