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

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

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
50th
of 94 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2019
All-time low
0.6%
in 1992
Years of data
23
1992–2019

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

00.20.40.60.81992200520191992: 0.632 % of total employed youth aged 15-241993: 0.634 % of total employed youth aged 15-241994: 0.682 % of total employed youth aged 15-241995: 0.725 % of total employed youth aged 15-241996: 0.691 % of total employed youth aged 15-241998: 0.664 % of total employed youth aged 15-241999: 0.687 % of total employed youth aged 15-242000: 0.703 % of total employed youth aged 15-242001: 0.756 % of total employed youth aged 15-242002: 0.708 % of total employed youth aged 15-242003: 0.724 % of total employed youth aged 15-242004: 0.723 % of total employed youth aged 15-242006: 0.799 % of total employed youth aged 15-242007: 0.766 % of total employed youth aged 15-242008: 0.762 % of total employed youth aged 15-242009: 0.785 % of total employed youth aged 15-242011: 0.745 % of total employed youth aged 15-242012: 0.774 % of total employed youth aged 15-242013: 0.798 % of total employed youth aged 15-242014: 0.829 % of total employed youth aged 15-242015: 0.837 % of total employed youth aged 15-242016: 0.873 % of total employed youth aged 15-242019: 0.877 % of total employed youth aged 15-24

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of total employed youth aged 15-24.

Analysis

In 2019, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total in Sri Lanka stood at 0.9%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1992.

That places Sri Lanka 50th out of 94 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, total in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total (% of total employed youth aged 15-24) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of total employed youth aged 15-24 Change
1992 0.6%
1993 0.6% +0.4%
1994 0.7% +7.5%
1995 0.7% +6.4%
1996 0.7% -4.8%
1998 0.7% -3.9%
1999 0.7% +3.4%
2000 0.7% +2.4%
2001 0.8% +7.5%
2002 0.7% -6.4%
2003 0.7% +2.2%
2004 0.7% -0.1%
2006 0.8% +10.5%
2007 0.8% -4.2%
2008 0.8% -0.4%
2009 0.8% +2.9%
2011 0.7% -5.1%
2012 0.8% +3.9%
2013 0.8% +3.1%
2014 0.8% +3.9%
2015 0.8% +1.0%
2016 0.9% +4.2%
2019 0.9% +0.4%

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 47 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.9% compare
  2. 48 Costa Rica 0.9% compare
  3. 49 Lithuania 0.9% compare
  4. 51 Mexico 0.9% compare
  5. 52 Tunisia 0.9% compare
  6. 53 Jamaica 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total in Sri Lanka?
Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total 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, total 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, total recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1992.
How does Sri Lanka rank for youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total?
Sri Lanka ranks 50th out of 94 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. 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 in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total (% of total employed youth aged 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, total (% of total employed youth aged 15-24)
Unit
% of total employed youth aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
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Coverage
94 places, 1,370 data points, 1970–2021
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