Working-age population with primary education, female in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Working-age population with primary education, female was 0.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
down 10.4%
World rank
67th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.2%
in 1996
All-time low
0.1%
in 2019
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Working-age population with primary education, female in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.050.10.150.20.251992200520191992: 0.178 % of female population in working age1993: 0.178 % of female population in working age1994: 0.17 % of female population in working age1995: 0.161 % of female population in working age1996: 0.234 % of female population in working age1998: 0.215 % of female population in working age1999: 0.215 % of female population in working age2000: 0.209 % of female population in working age2001: 0.203 % of female population in working age2002: 0.192 % of female population in working age2003: 0.207 % of female population in working age2004: 0.201 % of female population in working age2006: 0.183 % of female population in working age2007: 0.167 % of female population in working age2008: 0.17 % of female population in working age2009: 0.171 % of female population in working age2011: 0.15 % of female population in working age2012: 0.154 % of female population in working age2013: 0.142 % of female population in working age2014: 0.137 % of female population in working age2015: 0.136 % of female population in working age2016: 0.13 % of female population in working age2019: 0.116 % of female population in working age

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

Analysis

In 2019, working-age population with primary education, female in Sri Lanka stood at 0.1%. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 10.4% on the previous year and down 31.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.

That places Sri Lanka 67th out of 109 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 primary education, female in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, female (% of female population in working age) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of female population in working age Change
1992 0.2%
1993 0.2% +0.0%
1994 0.2% -4.6%
1995 0.2% -5.6%
1996 0.2% +45.6%
1998 0.2% -7.9%
1999 0.2% -0.2%
2000 0.2% -2.6%
2001 0.2% -3.2%
2002 0.2% -5.4%
2003 0.2% +8.1%
2004 0.2% -2.9%
2006 0.2% -9.0%
2007 0.2% -8.5%
2008 0.2% +1.3%
2009 0.2% +0.7%
2011 0.1% -12.4%
2012 0.2% +2.9%
2013 0.1% -7.5%
2014 0.1% -3.6%
2015 0.1% -1.2%
2016 0.1% -4.1%
2019 0.1% -10.4%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 64 Argentina 0.1% compare
  2. 65 Jamaica 0.1% compare
  3. 66 Djibouti 0.1% compare
  4. 68 Puerto Rico 0.1% compare
  5. 69 Gambia 0.1% compare
  6. 70 Cyprus 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, female in Sri Lanka?
Working-age population with primary education, female in Sri Lanka was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1996.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2019.
How does Sri Lanka rank for working-age population with primary education, female?
Sri Lanka ranks 67th out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with primary education, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.8%. 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 primary education, female (% of female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary education, female (% of female population in working age)
Unit
% of female population in working age
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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