Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
down 2.1%
World rank
46th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2014
All-time low
0.3%
in 1994
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.10.20.30.41992200520191992: 0.288 % of employed population with low education in working age1993: 0.304 % of employed population with low education in working age1994: 0.284 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.296 % of employed population with low education in working age1996: 0.293 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.321 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.318 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.331 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.326 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.313 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.326 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.296 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.29 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.332 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.339 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.299 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.352 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.365 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.354 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.369 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.364 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.329 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.322 % of employed population with low education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with low education in working age.

Analysis

The most recent figure for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka is 0.3%, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1994.

Sri Lanka ranks 46th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1992 0.3%
1993 0.3% +5.5%
1994 0.3% -6.7%
1995 0.3% +4.4%
1996 0.3% -1.2%
1998 0.3% +9.6%
1999 0.3% -0.9%
2000 0.3% +3.9%
2001 0.3% -1.3%
2002 0.3% -4.1%
2003 0.3% +4.3%
2004 0.3% -9.3%
2006 0.3% -2.2%
2007 0.3% +14.8%
2008 0.3% +1.9%
2009 0.3% -11.6%
2011 0.4% +17.6%
2012 0.4% +3.7%
2013 0.4% -3.1%
2014 0.4% +4.2%
2015 0.4% -1.2%
2016 0.3% -9.6%
2019 0.3% -2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 7
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 9
2010s 0.4% 0.3% 0.4% 7

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  4. 47 Nepal 0.3% compare
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Frequently asked questions

What is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka?
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2014.
What is the lowest self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1994.
How does Sri Lanka rank for self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Sri Lanka ranks 46th out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 Self-employed workers, 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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Indicator
Self-employed workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,438 data points, 1970–2021
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