Wage employment in services, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Wage employment in services, aged 15-24 was 0.9% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Wage employment in services, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector.
Analysis
In 2019, wage employment in services, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2008.
That places Sri Lanka 40th out of 90 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Wage employment in services, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.8% | — |
| 1993 | 0.8% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 1996 | 0.8% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8% | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +7.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 7 |
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More reference data data for Sri Lanka
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- 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 services, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka?
- Wage employment in services, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-24 recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
- What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-24 recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2008.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-24?
- Sri Lanka ranks 40th out of 90 countries with data for 2019.
- Is wage employment in services, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 services, aged 15-24 (% of workers aged 15-24 in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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