Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below was 0.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.8%
Change on year
down 8.1%
World rank
58th
of 104 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2011
All-time low
0.7%
in 2009
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.20.40.60.811992200520191992: 0.854 % of youth labor force with low education1993: 0.81 % of youth labor force with low education1994: 0.804 % of youth labor force with low education1995: 0.889 % of youth labor force with low education1996: 0.858 % of youth labor force with low education1998: 0.88 % of youth labor force with low education1999: 0.896 % of youth labor force with low education2000: 0.91 % of youth labor force with low education2001: 0.9 % of youth labor force with low education2002: 0.918 % of youth labor force with low education2003: 0.898 % of youth labor force with low education2004: 0.911 % of youth labor force with low education2006: 0.721 % of youth labor force with low education2007: 0.929 % of youth labor force with low education2008: 0.948 % of youth labor force with low education2009: 0.706 % of youth labor force with low education2011: 0.966 % of youth labor force with low education2012: 0.953 % of youth labor force with low education2013: 0.961 % of youth labor force with low education2014: 0.92 % of youth labor force with low education2015: 0.927 % of youth labor force with low education2016: 0.879 % of youth labor force with low education2019: 0.807 % of youth labor force with low education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with low education.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Sri Lanka is 0.8%, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 8.1% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Sri Lanka peaked at 1.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2009.

That places Sri Lanka 58th out of 104 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of youth labor force with low education Change
1992 0.9%
1993 0.8% -5.2%
1994 0.8% -0.8%
1995 0.9% +10.6%
1996 0.9% -3.4%
1998 0.9% +2.5%
1999 0.9% +1.9%
2000 0.9% +1.6%
2001 0.9% -1.1%
2002 0.9% +2.0%
2003 0.9% -2.2%
2004 0.9% +1.4%
2006 0.7% -20.9%
2007 0.9% +28.9%
2008 0.9% +2.1%
2009 0.7% -25.5%
2011 1.0% +36.7%
2012 1.0% -1.3%
2013 1.0% +0.8%
2014 0.9% -4.3%
2015 0.9% +0.8%
2016 0.9% -5.2%
2019 0.8% -8.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.8% 0.9% 7
2000s 0.9% 0.7% 0.9% 9
2010s 0.9% 0.8% 1.0% 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 55 Belarus 0.8% compare
  2. 56 Colombia 0.8% compare
  3. 57 Uruguay 0.8% compare
  4. 59 Türkiye 0.8% compare
  5. 60 Chile 0.8% compare
  6. 61 Costa Rica 0.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Sri Lanka?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Sri Lanka was 0.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2011.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2009.
How does Sri Lanka rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below?
Sri Lanka ranks 58th out of 104 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,416 data points, 1970–2021
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