Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Working-age population with no education, primary education and below was 0.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
down 7.2%
World rank
52nd
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1992
All-time low
0.1%
in 2019
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.10.20.31992200520191992: 0.272 % of population with low education in working age1993: 0.252 % of population with low education in working age1994: 0.265 % of population with low education in working age1995: 0.248 % of population with low education in working age1996: 0.181 % of population with low education in working age1998: 0.172 % of population with low education in working age1999: 0.162 % of population with low education in working age2000: 0.164 % of population with low education in working age2001: 0.152 % of population with low education in working age2002: 0.171 % of population with low education in working age2003: 0.152 % of population with low education in working age2004: 0.168 % of population with low education in working age2006: 0.163 % of population with low education in working age2007: 0.16 % of population with low education in working age2008: 0.161 % of population with low education in working age2009: 0.143 % of population with low education in working age2011: 0.158 % of population with low education in working age2012: 0.152 % of population with low education in working age2013: 0.148 % of population with low education in working age2014: 0.148 % of population with low education in working age2015: 0.137 % of population with low education in working age2016: 0.147 % of population with low education in working age2019: 0.136 % of population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Sri Lanka stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.3% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.

Sri Lanka ranks 52nd of 107 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.

Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with no education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of population with low education in working age Change
1992 0.3%
1993 0.3% -7.4%
1994 0.3% +5.2%
1995 0.2% -6.5%
1996 0.2% -27.1%
1998 0.2% -4.9%
1999 0.2% -6.0%
2000 0.2% +1.7%
2001 0.2% -7.4%
2002 0.2% +12.0%
2003 0.2% -10.8%
2004 0.2% +10.4%
2006 0.2% -2.8%
2007 0.2% -2.2%
2008 0.2% +1.0%
2009 0.1% -11.3%
2011 0.2% +10.2%
2012 0.2% -3.5%
2013 0.1% -2.5%
2014 0.1% -0.4%
2015 0.1% -7.1%
2016 0.1% +6.9%
2019 0.1% -7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.3% 7
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.2% 9
2010s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Sri Lanka?
Working-age population with no education, primary education and below in Sri Lanka was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with no education, primary education and below recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1992.
What is the lowest working-age population with no education, primary education and below recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
How does Sri Lanka rank for working-age population with no education, primary education and below?
Sri Lanka ranks 52nd out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with no education, primary education and below rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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 Working-age population with no education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with no education, primary education and below (% of population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,487 data points, 1970–2021
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