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

Sri Lanka: Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary was 0.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.6%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
42nd
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2014
All-time low
0.4%
in 1993
Years of data
23
1992–2019

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

00.20.40.61992200520191992: 0.428 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241993: 0.389 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241994: 0.407 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241995: 0.497 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241996: 0.473 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241998: 0.481 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-241999: 0.502 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242000: 0.495 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242001: 0.585 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242002: 0.517 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242003: 0.468 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242004: 0.458 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242006: 0.52 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242007: 0.552 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242008: 0.455 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242009: 0.464 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242011: 0.482 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242012: 0.475 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242013: 0.582 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242014: 0.632 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242015: 0.536 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242016: 0.63 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-242019: 0.611 % of employed youth with low education aged 15-24

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Sri Lanka is 0.6%, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 31.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 1993.

Sri Lanka ranks 42nd of 79 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of employed youth with low education aged 15-24) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of employed youth with low education aged 15-24 Change
1992 0.4%
1993 0.4% -9.2%
1994 0.4% +4.6%
1995 0.5% +22.1%
1996 0.5% -4.8%
1998 0.5% +1.8%
1999 0.5% +4.2%
2000 0.5% -1.4%
2001 0.6% +18.2%
2002 0.5% -11.7%
2003 0.5% -9.4%
2004 0.5% -2.3%
2006 0.5% +13.7%
2007 0.6% +6.0%
2008 0.5% -17.5%
2009 0.5% +2.0%
2011 0.5% +3.9%
2012 0.5% -1.5%
2013 0.6% +22.6%
2014 0.6% +8.6%
2015 0.5% -15.1%
2016 0.6% +17.4%
2019 0.6% -3.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 7
2000s 0.5% 0.5% 0.6% 9
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 39 Gambia 0.6% compare
  2. 40 Bulgaria 0.6% compare
  3. 41 Türkiye 0.6% compare
  4. 43 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.6% compare
  5. 44 Namibia 0.6% compare
  6. 45 Paraguay 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Sri Lanka?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary in Sri Lanka was 0.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 1993.
How does Sri Lanka rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary?
Sri Lanka ranks 42nd out of 79 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, primary rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.7%. 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 wage employment, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of employed youth with low 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, primary education and below (% of employed youth with low education aged 15-24)
Unit
% of employed youth with low education aged 15-24
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
79 places, 1,087 data points, 1970–2021
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