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

Sri Lanka: Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.7% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.7%
Change on year
up 11.4%
World rank
46th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2019
All-time low
0.5%
in 2000
Years of data
23
1992–2019

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

00.20.40.61992200520191992: 0.593 % of employed population with low education in working age1993: 0.58 % of employed population with low education in working age1994: 0.595 % of employed population with low education in working age1995: 0.587 % of employed population with low education in working age1996: 0.592 % of employed population with low education in working age1998: 0.54 % of employed population with low education in working age1999: 0.553 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.526 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.548 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.571 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.562 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.599 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.631 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.552 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.541 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.618 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.535 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.539 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.542 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 0.531 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.533 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.599 % of employed population with low education in working age2019: 0.667 % of employed population with low education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed population with low education in working age.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.7% for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 11.4% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2000.

Sri Lanka ranks 46th of 104 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1992 0.6% —
1993 0.6% -2.2%
1994 0.6% +2.6%
1995 0.6% -1.3%
1996 0.6% +0.8%
1998 0.5% -8.8%
1999 0.6% +2.4%
2000 0.5% -4.8%
2001 0.5% +4.1%
2002 0.6% +4.2%
2003 0.6% -1.5%
2004 0.6% +6.4%
2006 0.6% +5.4%
2007 0.6% -12.6%
2008 0.5% -1.9%
2009 0.6% +14.2%
2011 0.5% -13.4%
2012 0.5% +0.6%
2013 0.5% +0.7%
2014 0.5% -2.1%
2015 0.5% +0.3%
2016 0.6% +12.4%
2019 0.7% +11.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 7
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 9
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 43 Kosovo 0.7% compare
  2. 43 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.7% compare
  3. 45 Trinidad and Tobago 0.7% compare
  4. 47 Mexico 0.7% compare
  5. 48 Palestine, State of 0.7% compare
  6. 49 Argentina 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2000.
How does Sri Lanka rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Sri Lanka ranks 46th out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. 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 workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,438 data points, 1970–2021
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