Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female was 0.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female youth population.
Analysis
In 2019, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Sri Lanka stood at 0.2%.
That represents a change of down 17.8% on the previous year and down 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.7% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1996.
That places Sri Lanka 28th out of 108 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of female youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.6% | — |
| 1993 | 0.6% | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 0.6% | +4.7% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 0.1% | -79.2% |
| 1998 | 0.2% | +81.0% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +8.0% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +13.8% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | -16.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | -6.9% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | +7.9% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -9.8% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | -17.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | -79.2% | 0.7% | 0.1% |
| 1998 | +81.0% | 0.1% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5% | 0.1% | 0.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 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 not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Sri Lanka?
- Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female in Sri Lanka was 0.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 1995.
- What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1996.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 28th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
- Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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