Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
63rd
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1992
All-time low
0.0%
in 2012
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

0.050.10.150.21992200520191992: 0.185 % of labor force with high education in working age1993: 0.173 % of labor force with high education in working age1994: 0.164 % of labor force with high education in working age1995: 0.156 % of labor force with high education in working age1996: 0.154 % of labor force with high education in working age1998: 0.124 % of labor force with high education in working age1999: 0.119 % of labor force with high education in working age2000: 0.102 % of labor force with high education in working age2001: 0.104 % of labor force with high education in working age2002: 0.115 % of labor force with high education in working age2003: 0.11 % of labor force with high education in working age2004: 0.107 % of labor force with high education in working age2006: 0.15 % of labor force with high education in working age2007: 0.072 % of labor force with high education in working age2008: 0.064 % of labor force with high education in working age2009: 0.169 % of labor force with high education in working age2011: 0.051 % of labor force with high education in working age2012: 0.048 % of labor force with high education in working age2013: 0.054 % of labor force with high education in working age2014: 0.051 % of labor force with high education in working age2015: 0.055 % of labor force with high education in working age2016: 0.079 % of labor force with high education in working age2019: 0.078 % of labor force with high education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force with high education in working age.

Analysis

In 2019, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sri Lanka stood at 0.1%.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 53.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.2% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2012.

That places Sri Lanka 63rd out of 107 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of labor force with high education in working age Change
1992 0.2%
1993 0.2% -6.8%
1994 0.2% -5.0%
1995 0.2% -4.6%
1996 0.2% -1.5%
1998 0.1% -19.8%
1999 0.1% -3.7%
2000 0.1% -13.9%
2001 0.1% +1.5%
2002 0.1% +10.7%
2003 0.1% -4.7%
2004 0.1% -2.1%
2006 0.2% +40.0%
2007 0.1% -52.0%
2008 0.1% -11.1%
2009 0.2% +163.6%
2011 0.1% -70.0%
2012 0.0% -4.9%
2013 0.1% +11.5%
2014 0.1% -5.9%
2015 0.1% +7.8%
2016 0.1% +44.6%
2019 0.1% -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 7
2000s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 9
2010s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 60 Nicaragua 0.1% compare
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  3. 62 Argentina 0.1% compare
  4. 64 Paraguay 0.1% compare
  5. 65 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.1% compare
  6. 66 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sri Lanka?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sri Lanka was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1992.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2012.
How does Sri Lanka rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Sri Lanka ranks 63rd out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. 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 Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age)
Unit
% of labor force with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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