Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
84th
of 108 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 1996
All-time low
0.4%
in 2019
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.10.20.30.40.51992200520191992: 0.489 % of population with low education1993: 0.481 % of population with low education1994: 0.491 % of population with low education1995: 0.465 % of population with low education1996: 0.494 % of population with low education1998: 0.481 % of population with low education1999: 0.477 % of population with low education2000: 0.484 % of population with low education2001: 0.47 % of population with low education2002: 0.477 % of population with low education2003: 0.482 % of population with low education2004: 0.483 % of population with low education2006: 0.458 % of population with low education2007: 0.438 % of population with low education2008: 0.44 % of population with low education2009: 0.457 % of population with low education2011: 0.42 % of population with low education2012: 0.406 % of population with low education2013: 0.388 % of population with low education2014: 0.382 % of population with low education2015: 0.366 % of population with low education2016: 0.356 % of population with low education2019: 0.356 % of population with low education

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka is 0.4%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2019.

That places Sri Lanka 84th out of 108 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of population with low education) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of population with low education Change
1992 0.5%
1993 0.5% -1.8%
1994 0.5% +2.2%
1995 0.5% -5.5%
1996 0.5% +6.3%
1998 0.5% -2.7%
1999 0.5% -0.8%
2000 0.5% +1.4%
2001 0.5% -2.9%
2002 0.5% +1.6%
2003 0.5% +1.0%
2004 0.5% +0.2%
2006 0.5% -5.2%
2007 0.4% -4.2%
2008 0.4% +0.4%
2009 0.5% +3.7%
2011 0.4% -8.0%
2012 0.4% -3.3%
2013 0.4% -4.5%
2014 0.4% -1.5%
2015 0.4% -4.2%
2016 0.4% -2.7%
2019 0.4% -0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 7
2000s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 9
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka?
Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Sri Lanka was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 1996.
What is the lowest working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2019.
How does Sri Lanka rank for working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Sri Lanka ranks 84th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.0%. 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 Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of population with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of population with low education)
Unit
% of population with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,501 data points, 1970–2021
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