Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector.
Analysis
The most recent figure for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Sri Lanka is 0.6%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.7% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
That places Sri Lanka 25th out of 83 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of workers with low education in the agricultural sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.5% | — |
| 1993 | 0.5% | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.5% | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 0.5% | -6.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 0.4% | -13.2% |
| 1999 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.4% | -8.5% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.5% | +14.1% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.5% | -14.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +15.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4% | -19.4% |
| 2012 | 0.5% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 0.5% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 0.4% | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +22.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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 wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Sri Lanka?
- Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and in Sri Lanka was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and?
- Sri Lanka ranks 25th out of 83 countries with data for 2019.
- Is wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the agricultural sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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