Working-age population with primary education, total in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Working-age population with primary education, total was 0.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Working-age population with primary education, total in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total population in working age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for working-age population with primary education, total in Sri Lanka is 0.1%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 13.6% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, working-age population with primary education, total in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.2% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2019.
Sri Lanka ranks 70th of 113 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, total in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of total population in working age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.2% | — |
| 1993 | 0.2% | -4.0% |
| 1994 | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 0.2% | -5.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2% | +46.7% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.2% | -2.8% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -7.4% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 0.1% | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is working-age population with primary education, total in Sri Lanka?
- Working-age population with primary education, total in Sri Lanka was 0.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest working-age population with primary education, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 1996.
- What is the lowest working-age population with primary education, total 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, total?
- Sri Lanka ranks 70th out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
- Is working-age population with primary education, total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. 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, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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