Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary was 0.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
56th
of 92 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2019
All-time low
0.7%
in 1992
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.20.40.60.81992200520191992: 0.68 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241993: 0.685 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241994: 0.737 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241995: 0.764 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241996: 0.754 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241998: 0.696 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241999: 0.718 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242000: 0.734 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242001: 0.779 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242002: 0.738 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242003: 0.761 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242004: 0.763 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242006: 0.83 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242007: 0.786 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242008: 0.789 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242009: 0.816 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242011: 0.763 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242012: 0.789 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242013: 0.808 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242014: 0.836 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242015: 0.848 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242016: 0.882 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242019: 0.885 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 0.9% for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1992.

Sri Lanka ranks 56th of 92 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of employed youth with high education aged 15-24 Change
1992 0.7%
1993 0.7% +0.7%
1994 0.7% +7.7%
1995 0.8% +3.6%
1996 0.8% -1.3%
1998 0.7% -7.7%
1999 0.7% +3.2%
2000 0.7% +2.2%
2001 0.8% +6.1%
2002 0.7% -5.2%
2003 0.8% +3.1%
2004 0.8% +0.3%
2006 0.8% +8.7%
2007 0.8% -5.3%
2008 0.8% +0.4%
2009 0.8% +3.4%
2011 0.8% -6.5%
2012 0.8% +3.5%
2013 0.8% +2.4%
2014 0.8% +3.5%
2015 0.8% +1.4%
2016 0.9% +4.0%
2019 0.9% +0.4%

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% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 53 Kazakhstan 0.9% compare
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  3. 55 Colombia 0.9% compare
  4. 57 Bulgaria 0.9% compare
  5. 58 Paraguay 0.9% compare
  6. 59 El Salvador 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Sri Lanka?
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Sri Lanka was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1992.
How does Sri Lanka rank for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary?
Sri Lanka ranks 56th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed youth with high education aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
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Coverage
92 places, 1,222 data points, 1970–2021
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