Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
up 51.5%
World rank
41st
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.4%
in 2019
All-time low
0.2%
in 1998
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.10.20.30.41992200520191992: 0.324 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector1993: 0.285 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector1994: 0.288 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector1995: 0.252 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector1996: 0.261 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector1998: 0.201 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector1999: 0.225 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2000: 0.211 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2001: 0.217 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2002: 0.217 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2003: 0.205 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2004: 0.264 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2006: 0.285 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2007: 0.226 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2008: 0.245 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2009: 0.281 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2011: 0.232 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2012: 0.248 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2013: 0.245 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2014: 0.222 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2015: 0.25 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2016: 0.27 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector2019: 0.409 % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.4% for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 51.5% on the previous year and up 45.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1998.

That places Sri Lanka 41st out of 89 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.

Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the agricultural sector) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of workers with high education in the agricultural sector Change
1992 0.3%
1993 0.3% -12.1%
1994 0.3% +1.1%
1995 0.3% -12.6%
1996 0.3% +3.9%
1998 0.2% -23.0%
1999 0.2% +11.8%
2000 0.2% -6.4%
2001 0.2% +3.2%
2002 0.2% -0.2%
2003 0.2% -5.4%
2004 0.3% +28.8%
2006 0.3% +7.8%
2007 0.2% -20.8%
2008 0.2% +8.7%
2009 0.3% +14.7%
2011 0.2% -17.6%
2012 0.2% +6.9%
2013 0.2% -1.1%
2014 0.2% -9.4%
2015 0.2% +12.4%
2016 0.3% +8.2%
2019 0.4% +51.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 7
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 9
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sri Lanka?
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sri Lanka was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1998.
How does Sri Lanka rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Sri Lanka ranks 41st out of 89 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 45.5%. 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 Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the agricultural sector)
Unit
% of workers with high education in the agricultural sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
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Coverage
89 places, 1,194 data points, 1970–2021
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