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

Sri Lanka: Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.8% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
up 5.8%
World rank
38th
of 84 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2019
All-time low
0.7%
in 2007
Years of data
23
1992–2019

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

00.20.40.60.81992200520191992: 0.753 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1993: 0.691 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1994: 0.691 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1995: 0.696 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1996: 0.766 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1998: 0.752 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector1999: 0.768 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2000: 0.773 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2001: 0.75 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2002: 0.771 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2003: 0.748 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2004: 0.736 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2006: 0.776 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2007: 0.688 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2008: 0.688 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2009: 0.743 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2011: 0.748 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2012: 0.731 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2013: 0.729 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2014: 0.757 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2015: 0.703 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2016: 0.782 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector2019: 0.827 % of workers with low education in the industrial sector

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

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.8% for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2007.

That places Sri Lanka 38th out of 84 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Year % of workers with low education in the industrial sector Change
1992 0.8% —
1993 0.7% -8.2%
1994 0.7% +0.0%
1995 0.7% +0.8%
1996 0.8% +10.0%
1998 0.8% -1.8%
1999 0.8% +2.2%
2000 0.8% +0.6%
2001 0.7% -3.0%
2002 0.8% +2.9%
2003 0.7% -3.0%
2004 0.7% -1.6%
2006 0.8% +5.5%
2007 0.7% -11.4%
2008 0.7% +0.0%
2009 0.7% +8.0%
2011 0.7% +0.7%
2012 0.7% -2.3%
2013 0.7% -0.2%
2014 0.8% +3.8%
2015 0.7% -7.1%
2016 0.8% +11.2%
2019 0.8% +5.8%

Averages by decade

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka?
Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2007.
How does Sri Lanka rank for wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Sri Lanka ranks 38th out of 84 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 industry, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of workers with low 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, primary education and below (% of workers with low education in the industrial sector)
Unit
% of workers with low education in the industrial sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
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Coverage
84 places, 1,147 data points, 1970–2021
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