Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male was 0.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of male employed youth aged 15-24.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male in Sri Lanka is 0.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1993.
That places Sri Lanka 48th out of 92 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 in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of male employed youth aged 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.6% | — |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 0.7% | -3.7% |
| 1998 | 0.7% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 0.8% | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +0.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.8%, 1.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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 in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male in Sri Lanka?
- Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male 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, male 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, male recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1993.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male?
- Sri Lanka ranks 48th out of 92 countries with data for 2019.
- Is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. 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 Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, male (% of male employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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