Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Sri Lanka

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

Latest (2019)
0.9%
Change on year
up 4.1%
World rank
46th
of 90 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2019
All-time low
0.6%
in 1998
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.20.40.60.811992200520191992: 0.652 % of female youth in employment1993: 0.663 % of female youth in employment1994: 0.671 % of female youth in employment1995: 0.764 % of female youth in employment1996: 0.712 % of female youth in employment1998: 0.632 % of female youth in employment1999: 0.65 % of female youth in employment2000: 0.718 % of female youth in employment2001: 0.78 % of female youth in employment2002: 0.693 % of female youth in employment2003: 0.711 % of female youth in employment2004: 0.716 % of female youth in employment2006: 0.811 % of female youth in employment2007: 0.764 % of female youth in employment2008: 0.737 % of female youth in employment2009: 0.831 % of female youth in employment2011: 0.766 % of female youth in employment2012: 0.781 % of female youth in employment2013: 0.824 % of female youth in employment2014: 0.841 % of female youth in employment2015: 0.869 % of female youth in employment2016: 0.904 % of female youth in employment2019: 0.941 % of female youth in employment

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female youth in employment.

Analysis

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

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 1998.

That places Sri Lanka 46th out of 90 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, ages 15-24, female in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of female youth in employment Change
1992 0.7%
1993 0.7% +1.7%
1994 0.7% +1.2%
1995 0.8% +13.9%
1996 0.7% -6.8%
1998 0.6% -11.1%
1999 0.6% +2.8%
2000 0.7% +10.5%
2001 0.8% +8.6%
2002 0.7% -11.1%
2003 0.7% +2.6%
2004 0.7% +0.6%
2006 0.8% +13.3%
2007 0.8% -5.8%
2008 0.7% -3.5%
2009 0.8% +12.7%
2011 0.8% -7.8%
2012 0.8% +2.0%
2013 0.8% +5.5%
2014 0.8% +2.0%
2015 0.9% +3.3%
2016 0.9% +4.0%
2019 0.9% +4.1%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 0.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9%, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.7% 0.6% 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. 43 Hungary 1.0% compare
  2. 44 Mexico 0.9% compare
  3. 45 Brazil 0.9% compare
  4. 47 Namibia 0.9% compare
  5. 48 Jamaica 0.9% compare
  6. 49 El Salvador 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Sri Lanka?
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female in Sri Lanka was 0.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 1998.
How does Sri Lanka rank for youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female?
Sri Lanka ranks 46th out of 90 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female (% of female youth in employment)
Unit
% of female youth in employment
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,259 data points, 1970–2021
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