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

Sri Lanka: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
51st
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2019
All-time low
0.7%
in 2013
Years of data
23
1992–2019

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

00.20.40.60.81992200520191992: 0.79 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector1993: 0.799 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector1994: 0.786 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector1995: 0.759 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector1996: 0.773 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector1998: 0.76 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector1999: 0.772 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2000: 0.756 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2001: 0.778 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2002: 0.76 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2003: 0.75 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2004: 0.736 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2006: 0.755 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2007: 0.703 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2008: 0.702 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2009: 0.773 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2011: 0.707 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2012: 0.711 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2013: 0.691 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2014: 0.713 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2015: 0.696 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2016: 0.759 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector2019: 0.802 % of workers with high education in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sri Lanka is 0.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2013.

Sri Lanka ranks 51st of 89 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the industrial sector) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of workers with high education in the industrial sector Change
1992 0.8%
1993 0.8% +1.1%
1994 0.8% -1.7%
1995 0.8% -3.4%
1996 0.8% +1.9%
1998 0.8% -1.8%
1999 0.8% +1.6%
2000 0.8% -2.1%
2001 0.8% +3.0%
2002 0.8% -2.4%
2003 0.8% -1.2%
2004 0.7% -1.9%
2006 0.8% +2.7%
2007 0.7% -7.0%
2008 0.7% -0.0%
2009 0.8% +10.0%
2011 0.7% -8.5%
2012 0.7% +0.6%
2013 0.7% -2.8%
2014 0.7% +3.2%
2015 0.7% -2.4%
2016 0.8% +8.9%
2019 0.8% +5.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 7
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 9
2010s 0.7% 0.7% 0.8% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sri Lanka?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education in Sri Lanka was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2013.
How does Sri Lanka rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Sri Lanka ranks 51st out of 89 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the industrial sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of workers with high education in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,195 data points, 1970–2021
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