Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total was 0.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total youth labor force.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.7% for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in 2019.
That represents a change of down 4.2% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2009.
That places Sri Lanka 90th out of 111 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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, total in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of total youth labor force | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.6% | — |
| 1993 | 0.7% | +3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | +8.3% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 0.8% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.6% | -18.2% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | +32.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 0.6% | -32.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +51.4% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Sri Lanka?
- Youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total in Sri Lanka was 0.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8% in 2011.
- What is the lowest youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2009.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total?
- Sri Lanka ranks 90th out of 111 countries with data for 2019.
- Is youth employment rate, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. 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, total (% of total youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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