Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
down 4.8%
World rank
79th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.8%
in 2011
All-time low
0.5%
in 2009
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.20.40.60.81992200520191992: 0.615 % of rural youth labor force1993: 0.633 % of rural youth labor force1994: 0.605 % of rural youth labor force1995: 0.638 % of rural youth labor force1996: 0.684 % of rural youth labor force1998: 0.742 % of rural youth labor force1999: 0.738 % of rural youth labor force2000: 0.769 % of rural youth labor force2001: 0.735 % of rural youth labor force2002: 0.719 % of rural youth labor force2003: 0.725 % of rural youth labor force2004: 0.733 % of rural youth labor force2006: 0.601 % of rural youth labor force2007: 0.785 % of rural youth labor force2008: 0.817 % of rural youth labor force2009: 0.549 % of rural youth labor force2011: 0.833 % of rural youth labor force2012: 0.824 % of rural youth labor force2013: 0.806 % of rural youth labor force2014: 0.801 % of rural youth labor force2015: 0.793 % of rural youth labor force2016: 0.673 % of rural youth labor force2019: 0.641 % of rural youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of rural youth labor force.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.6% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2009.

Sri Lanka ranks 79th of 94 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of rural youth labor force Change
1992 0.6%
1993 0.6% +3.0%
1994 0.6% -4.4%
1995 0.6% +5.4%
1996 0.7% +7.3%
1998 0.7% +8.4%
1999 0.7% -0.6%
2000 0.8% +4.2%
2001 0.7% -4.4%
2002 0.7% -2.2%
2003 0.7% +0.9%
2004 0.7% +1.2%
2006 0.6% -18.0%
2007 0.8% +30.6%
2008 0.8% +4.1%
2009 0.5% -32.8%
2011 0.8% +51.8%
2012 0.8% -1.1%
2013 0.8% -2.3%
2014 0.8% -0.6%
2015 0.8% -0.9%
2016 0.7% -15.1%
2019 0.6% -4.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 0.7% 7
2000s 0.7% 0.5% 0.8% 9
2010s 0.8% 0.6% 0.8% 7

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Sri Lanka?
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural in Sri Lanka was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2011.
What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2009.
How does Sri Lanka rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural?
Sri Lanka ranks 79th out of 94 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. 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 Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, rural (% of rural youth labor force)
Unit
% of rural youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,311 data points, 1970–2021
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