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

Sri Lanka: Working-age population with secondary education, aged 15-24 was 1.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.0%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
2nd
of 109 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2019
All-time low
0.9%
in 1996
Years of data
23
1992–2019

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

00.20.40.60.811992200520191992: 0.876 % of population aged 15-241993: 0.883 % of population aged 15-241994: 0.885 % of population aged 15-241995: 0.911 % of population aged 15-241996: 0.856 % of population aged 15-241998: 0.89 % of population aged 15-241999: 0.896 % of population aged 15-242000: 0.91 % of population aged 15-242001: 0.912 % of population aged 15-242002: 0.913 % of population aged 15-242003: 0.908 % of population aged 15-242004: 0.912 % of population aged 15-242006: 0.937 % of population aged 15-242007: 0.943 % of population aged 15-242008: 0.947 % of population aged 15-242009: 0.948 % of population aged 15-242011: 0.955 % of population aged 15-242012: 0.962 % of population aged 15-242013: 0.961 % of population aged 15-242014: 0.964 % of population aged 15-242015: 0.968 % of population aged 15-242016: 0.97 % of population aged 15-242019: 0.974 % of population aged 15-24

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for working-age population with secondary education, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka is 1.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with secondary education, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1996.

That places Sri Lanka 2nd out of 109 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Working-age population with secondary education, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with secondary education, aged 15-24 (% of population aged 15-24) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of population aged 15-24 Change
1992 0.9%
1993 0.9% +0.8%
1994 0.9% +0.2%
1995 0.9% +3.0%
1996 0.9% -6.0%
1998 0.9% +3.9%
1999 0.9% +0.7%
2000 0.9% +1.6%
2001 0.9% +0.2%
2002 0.9% +0.1%
2003 0.9% -0.6%
2004 0.9% +0.5%
2006 0.9% +2.8%
2007 0.9% +0.6%
2008 0.9% +0.4%
2009 0.9% +0.1%
2011 1.0% +0.8%
2012 1.0% +0.8%
2013 1.0% -0.1%
2014 1.0% +0.3%
2015 1.0% +0.4%
2016 1.0% +0.3%
2019 1.0% +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 9
2010s 1.0% 1.0% 1.0% 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 1 Iceland 1.0% compare
  2. 3 Finland 1.0% compare
  3. 4 Italy 0.9% compare
  4. 5 Jamaica 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with secondary education, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka?
Working-age population with secondary education, aged 15-24 in Sri Lanka was 1.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, aged 15-24 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2019.
What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, aged 15-24 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1996.
How does Sri Lanka rank for working-age population with secondary education, aged 15-24?
Sri Lanka ranks 2nd out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with secondary education, aged 15-24 rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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 secondary 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 secondary 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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