Working-age population with secondary education, total in Sri Lanka

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

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
1st
of 113 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2019
All-time low
0.7%
in 1996
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Working-age population with secondary education, total in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.20.40.60.81992200520191992: 0.737 % of total population in working age1993: 0.749 % of total population in working age1994: 0.752 % of total population in working age1995: 0.768 % of total population in working age1996: 0.69 % of total population in working age1998: 0.713 % of total population in working age1999: 0.724 % of total population in working age2000: 0.729 % of total population in working age2001: 0.746 % of total population in working age2002: 0.738 % of total population in working age2003: 0.732 % of total population in working age2004: 0.737 % of total population in working age2006: 0.755 % of total population in working age2007: 0.772 % of total population in working age2008: 0.77 % of total population in working age2009: 0.774 % of total population in working age2011: 0.79 % of total population in working age2012: 0.789 % of total population in working age2013: 0.796 % of total population in working age2014: 0.8 % of total population in working age2015: 0.804 % of total population in working age2016: 0.807 % of total population in working age2019: 0.827 % of total population in working age

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

Analysis

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

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with secondary education, total in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1996.

That places Sri Lanka 1st out of 113 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, total in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with secondary education, total (% of total population in working age) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of total population in working age Change
1992 0.7%
1993 0.7% +1.7%
1994 0.8% +0.3%
1995 0.8% +2.2%
1996 0.7% -10.1%
1998 0.7% +3.3%
1999 0.7% +1.6%
2000 0.7% +0.6%
2001 0.7% +2.4%
2002 0.7% -1.1%
2003 0.7% -0.8%
2004 0.7% +0.6%
2006 0.8% +2.5%
2007 0.8% +2.2%
2008 0.8% -0.3%
2009 0.8% +0.6%
2011 0.8% +2.0%
2012 0.8% -0.1%
2013 0.8% +1.0%
2014 0.8% +0.4%
2015 0.8% +0.5%
2016 0.8% +0.4%
2019 0.8% +2.5%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 2 Albania 0.8% compare
  2. 3 Australia 0.8% compare
  3. 4 Jamaica 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with secondary education, total in Sri Lanka?
Working-age population with secondary education, total in Sri Lanka was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1996.
How does Sri Lanka rank for working-age population with secondary education, total?
Sri Lanka ranks 1st out of 113 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with secondary education, total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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, total (% of total population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with secondary education, total (% of total population in working age)
Unit
% of total population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
113 places, 1,638 data points, 1970–2021
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