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

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

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
up 4.9%
World rank
40th
of 89 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.20.40.60.811992200520191992: 0.64 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241993: 0.651 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241994: 0.702 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241995: 0.732 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241996: 0.718 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241998: 0.654 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-241999: 0.672 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242000: 0.693 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242001: 0.748 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242002: 0.704 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242003: 0.723 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242004: 0.725 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242006: 0.805 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242007: 0.751 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242008: 0.751 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242009: 0.793 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242011: 0.726 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242012: 0.759 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242013: 0.775 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242014: 0.815 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242015: 0.823 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242016: 0.864 % of employed youth with high education aged 15-242019: 0.906 % 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.

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

That places Sri Lanka 40th out of 89 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage 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 0.6%
1993 0.7% +1.7%
1994 0.7% +7.8%
1995 0.7% +4.2%
1996 0.7% -1.9%
1998 0.7% -8.9%
1999 0.7% +2.8%
2000 0.7% +3.1%
2001 0.7% +7.9%
2002 0.7% -5.9%
2003 0.7% +2.8%
2004 0.7% +0.2%
2006 0.8% +11.1%
2007 0.8% -6.7%
2008 0.8% -0.0%
2009 0.8% +5.7%
2011 0.7% -8.6%
2012 0.8% +4.6%
2013 0.8% +2.1%
2014 0.8% +5.2%
2015 0.8% +0.9%
2016 0.9% +5.0%
2019 0.9% +4.9%

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. 37 Dominican Republic 0.9% compare
  2. 38 Brazil 0.9% compare
  3. 39 Chile 0.9% compare
  4. 41 Kosovo 0.9% compare
  5. 41 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.9% compare
  6. 43 Tunisia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary in Sri Lanka?
Youth in non-agricultural wage 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 wage 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1992.
How does Sri Lanka rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary?
Sri Lanka ranks 40th out of 89 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, above primary rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. 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 wage 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 wage 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
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,195 data points, 1970–2021
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