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

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

Latest (2019)
0.1%
Change on year
down 12.7%
World rank
60th
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 1996
All-time low
0.1%
in 2019
Years of data
23
1992–2019

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

00.10.20.31992200520191992: 0.2 % of rural population in working age1993: 0.198 % of rural population in working age1994: 0.191 % of rural population in working age1995: 0.172 % of rural population in working age1996: 0.256 % of rural population in working age1998: 0.234 % of rural population in working age1999: 0.229 % of rural population in working age2000: 0.223 % of rural population in working age2001: 0.212 % of rural population in working age2002: 0.211 % of rural population in working age2003: 0.222 % of rural population in working age2004: 0.213 % of rural population in working age2006: 0.196 % of rural population in working age2007: 0.18 % of rural population in working age2008: 0.181 % of rural population in working age2009: 0.181 % of rural population in working age2011: 0.163 % of rural population in working age2012: 0.168 % of rural population in working age2013: 0.159 % of rural population in working age2014: 0.153 % of rural population in working age2015: 0.149 % of rural population in working age2016: 0.143 % of rural population in working age2019: 0.125 % of rural population in working age

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

Analysis

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

The figure is down 12.7% on the previous year and down 31.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, rural in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.3% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.

Sri Lanka ranks 60th of 96 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 primary education, rural in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with primary education, rural (% of rural population in working age) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of rural population in working age Change
1992 0.2%
1993 0.2% -1.0%
1994 0.2% -3.6%
1995 0.2% -9.9%
1996 0.3% +49.0%
1998 0.2% -8.4%
1999 0.2% -2.4%
2000 0.2% -2.6%
2001 0.2% -4.9%
2002 0.2% -0.4%
2003 0.2% +5.1%
2004 0.2% -3.8%
2006 0.2% -8.3%
2007 0.2% -8.0%
2008 0.2% +0.6%
2009 0.2% -0.2%
2011 0.2% -9.7%
2012 0.2% +3.2%
2013 0.2% -5.6%
2014 0.2% -3.7%
2015 0.1% -2.7%
2016 0.1% -4.1%
2019 0.1% -12.7%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

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  4. 61 Palestine 0.1% compare
  5. 62 Gambia 0.1% compare
  6. 63 Netherlands 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with primary education, rural in Sri Lanka?
Working-age population with primary education, rural in Sri Lanka was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with primary education, rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 1996.
What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, rural 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, rural?
Sri Lanka ranks 60th out of 96 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with primary education, rural rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.1%. 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, rural (% of rural population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with primary 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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