Working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 was 0.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0%
Change on year
down 21.3%
World rank
91st
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.1%
in 1996
All-time low
0.0%
in 2019
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

0.0250.050.0750.10.1251992200520191992: 0.093 % of population aged 15-241993: 0.093 % of population aged 15-241994: 0.086 % of population aged 15-241995: 0.071 % of population aged 15-241996: 0.119 % of population aged 15-241998: 0.093 % of population aged 15-241999: 0.088 % of population aged 15-242000: 0.075 % of population aged 15-242001: 0.074 % of population aged 15-242002: 0.071 % of population aged 15-242003: 0.078 % of population aged 15-242004: 0.072 % of population aged 15-242006: 0.05 % of population aged 15-242007: 0.045 % of population aged 15-242008: 0.043 % of population aged 15-242009: 0.043 % of population aged 15-242011: 0.034 % of population aged 15-242012: 0.028 % of population aged 15-242013: 0.026 % of population aged 15-242014: 0.023 % of population aged 15-242015: 0.022 % of population aged 15-242016: 0.018 % of population aged 15-242019: 0.015 % of population aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population aged 15-24.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.0% for working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of down 21.3% on the previous year and down 66.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2019.

That places Sri Lanka 91st out of 109 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 with primary education, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of population aged 15-24 Change
1992 0.1%
1993 0.1% +0.8%
1994 0.1% -8.3%
1995 0.1% -17.5%
1996 0.1% +68.3%
1998 0.1% -22.0%
1999 0.1% -5.1%
2000 0.1% -14.8%
2001 0.1% -1.4%
2002 0.1% -3.8%
2003 0.1% +9.1%
2004 0.1% -6.8%
2006 0.0% -31.1%
2007 0.0% -9.3%
2008 0.0% -5.7%
2009 0.0% +0.8%
2011 0.0% -19.8%
2012 0.0% -19.6%
2013 0.0% -6.3%
2014 0.0% -9.6%
2015 0.0% -7.2%
2016 0.0% -15.2%
2019 0.0% -21.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 7
2000s 0.1% 0.0% 0.1% 9
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka?
Working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka was 0.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 1996.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2019.
How does Sri Lanka rank for working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24?
Sri Lanka ranks 91st out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.2%. 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 primary education, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24)
Unit
% of population aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,530 data points, 1970–2021
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