Working-age population with post-secondary education, rural in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Working-age population with post-secondary education, rural was 0.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.0%
Change on year
up 8.2%
World rank
82nd
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2019
All-time low
0.0%
in 1992
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Working-age population with post-secondary education, rural in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

0.010.020.031992200520191992: 0.007 % of rural population in working age1993: 0.012 % of rural population in working age1994: 0.01 % of rural population in working age1995: 0.009 % of rural population in working age1996: 0.011 % of rural population in working age1998: 0.013 % of rural population in working age1999: 0.013 % of rural population in working age2000: 0.013 % of rural population in working age2001: 0.014 % of rural population in working age2002: 0.017 % of rural population in working age2003: 0.016 % of rural population in working age2004: 0.016 % of rural population in working age2006: 0.018 % of rural population in working age2007: 0.018 % of rural population in working age2008: 0.019 % of rural population in working age2009: 0.02 % of rural population in working age2011: 0.021 % of rural population in working age2012: 0.021 % of rural population in working age2013: 0.025 % of rural population in working age2014: 0.026 % of rural population in working age2015: 0.029 % of rural population in working age2016: 0.03 % of rural population in working age2019: 0.033 % of rural population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural population in working age.

Analysis

In 2019, working-age population with post-secondary education, rural in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 59.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, rural in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1992.

That places Sri Lanka 82nd out of 96 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Working-age population with post-secondary education, rural in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with post-secondary education, rural (% of rural population in working age) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of rural population in working age Change
1992 0.0%
1993 0.0% +80.9%
1994 0.0% -16.7%
1995 0.0% -8.9%
1996 0.0% +16.6%
1998 0.0% +25.6%
1999 0.0% -6.2%
2000 0.0% +4.3%
2001 0.0% +7.5%
2002 0.0% +16.6%
2003 0.0% -6.0%
2004 0.0% +4.7%
2006 0.0% +11.2%
2007 0.0% -0.8%
2008 0.0% +8.5%
2009 0.0% +4.7%
2011 0.0% +3.2%
2012 0.0% +0.3%
2013 0.0% +18.4%
2014 0.0% +4.8%
2015 0.0% +10.1%
2016 0.0% +4.3%
2019 0.0% +8.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 7
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 9
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, rural in Sri Lanka?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, rural in Sri Lanka was 0.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1992.
How does Sri Lanka rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, rural?
Sri Lanka ranks 82nd out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, rural rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 59.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Working-age population with post-secondary education, rural (% of rural population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, rural (% of rural population in working age)
Unit
% of rural population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,322 data points, 1970–2021
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