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

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

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
1st
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2019
All-time low
0.8%
in 1996
Years of data
23
1992–2019

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

00.20.40.60.81992200520191992: 0.778 % of urban population in working age1993: 0.797 % of urban population in working age1994: 0.797 % of urban population in working age1995: 0.792 % of urban population in working age1996: 0.775 % of urban population in working age1998: 0.775 % of urban population in working age1999: 0.775 % of urban population in working age2000: 0.779 % of urban population in working age2001: 0.795 % of urban population in working age2002: 0.8 % of urban population in working age2003: 0.794 % of urban population in working age2004: 0.799 % of urban population in working age2006: 0.801 % of urban population in working age2007: 0.808 % of urban population in working age2008: 0.811 % of urban population in working age2009: 0.812 % of urban population in working age2011: 0.818 % of urban population in working age2012: 0.827 % of urban population in working age2013: 0.835 % of urban population in working age2014: 0.824 % of urban population in working age2015: 0.831 % of urban population in working age2016: 0.826 % of urban population in working age2019: 0.845 % of urban population in working age

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

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.8% for working-age population with secondary education, urban in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

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

Sri Lanka ranks 1st of 99 countries on this measure, 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, urban in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with secondary education, urban (% of urban population in working age) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of urban population in working age Change
1992 0.8%
1993 0.8% +2.4%
1994 0.8% -0.0%
1995 0.8% -0.7%
1996 0.8% -2.0%
1998 0.8% +0.0%
1999 0.8% +0.0%
2000 0.8% +0.4%
2001 0.8% +2.1%
2002 0.8% +0.6%
2003 0.8% -0.8%
2004 0.8% +0.6%
2006 0.8% +0.2%
2007 0.8% +1.0%
2008 0.8% +0.3%
2009 0.8% +0.2%
2011 0.8% +0.7%
2012 0.8% +1.2%
2013 0.8% +0.9%
2014 0.8% -1.3%
2015 0.8% +0.8%
2016 0.8% -0.5%
2019 0.8% +2.2%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 2 Austria 0.8% compare
  2. 3 Jamaica 0.7% compare
  3. 4 Italy 0.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with secondary education, urban in Sri Lanka?
Working-age population with secondary education, urban in Sri Lanka was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with secondary education, urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest working-age population with secondary education, urban recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 1996.
How does Sri Lanka rank for working-age population with secondary education, urban?
Sri Lanka ranks 1st out of 99 countries with data for 2019.
Is working-age population with secondary education, urban rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. 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, urban (% of urban population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with secondary education, urban (% of urban population in working age)
Unit
% of urban population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,350 data points, 1970–2021
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