Working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 was 0.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
2nd
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2019
All-time low
0.6%
in 1996
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.20.40.60.81992200520191992: 0.672 % of population aged 25-641993: 0.69 % of population aged 25-641994: 0.693 % of population aged 25-641995: 0.707 % of population aged 25-641996: 0.619 % of population aged 25-641998: 0.638 % of population aged 25-641999: 0.653 % of population aged 25-642000: 0.655 % of population aged 25-642001: 0.681 % of population aged 25-642002: 0.668 % of population aged 25-642003: 0.666 % of population aged 25-642004: 0.671 % of population aged 25-642006: 0.696 % of population aged 25-642007: 0.718 % of population aged 25-642008: 0.713 % of population aged 25-642009: 0.722 % of population aged 25-642011: 0.738 % of population aged 25-642012: 0.739 % of population aged 25-642013: 0.748 % of population aged 25-642014: 0.755 % of population aged 25-642015: 0.759 % of population aged 25-642016: 0.762 % of population aged 25-642019: 0.785 % of population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population aged 25-64.

Analysis

In 2019, working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka stood at 0.8%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, 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 25-64 in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of population aged 25-64 Change
1992 0.7%
1993 0.7% +2.8%
1994 0.7% +0.4%
1995 0.7% +1.9%
1996 0.6% -12.5%
1998 0.6% +3.2%
1999 0.7% +2.4%
2000 0.7% +0.2%
2001 0.7% +3.9%
2002 0.7% -1.8%
2003 0.7% -0.4%
2004 0.7% +0.8%
2006 0.7% +3.7%
2007 0.7% +3.2%
2008 0.7% -0.6%
2009 0.7% +1.2%
2011 0.7% +2.3%
2012 0.7% +0.0%
2013 0.7% +1.3%
2014 0.8% +0.8%
2015 0.8% +0.5%
2016 0.8% +0.4%
2019 0.8% +3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 7
2000s 0.7% 0.7% 0.7% 9
2010s 0.8% 0.7% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 1 Albania 0.8% compare
  2. 3 Austria 0.8% compare
  3. 4 Kosovo 0.8% compare
  4. 4 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka?
Working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 in Sri Lanka was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1996.
How does Sri Lanka rank for working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64?
Sri Lanka ranks 2nd out of 109 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. 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 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with secondary education, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of population aged 25-64
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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