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Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education was 0.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.5%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
19th
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2019
All-time low
0.2%
in 1996
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

0.20.30.40.51992200520191992: 0.383 % of youth population with low education1993: 0.376 % of youth population with low education1994: 0.387 % of youth population with low education1995: 0.35 % of youth population with low education1996: 0.156 % of youth population with low education1998: 0.275 % of youth population with low education1999: 0.29 % of youth population with low education2000: 0.313 % of youth population with low education2001: 0.316 % of youth population with low education2002: 0.304 % of youth population with low education2003: 0.375 % of youth population with low education2004: 0.351 % of youth population with low education2006: 0.289 % of youth population with low education2007: 0.323 % of youth population with low education2008: 0.326 % of youth population with low education2009: 0.3 % of youth population with low education2011: 0.42 % of youth population with low education2012: 0.458 % of youth population with low education2013: 0.434 % of youth population with low education2014: 0.468 % of youth population with low education2015: 0.465 % of youth population with low education2016: 0.474 % of youth population with low education2019: 0.484 % of youth population with low education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth population with low education.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education in Sri Lanka is 0.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 61.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1996.

Sri Lanka ranks 19th of 106 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education in Sri Lanka, year by year

Year % of youth population with low education Change
1992 0.4% —
1993 0.4% -1.8%
1994 0.4% +2.9%
1995 0.3% -9.6%
1996 0.2% -55.4%
1998 0.3% +76.6%
1999 0.3% +5.6%
2000 0.3% +7.7%
2001 0.3% +1.1%
2002 0.3% -4.0%
2003 0.4% +23.4%
2004 0.4% -6.4%
2006 0.3% -17.5%
2007 0.3% +11.8%
2008 0.3% +0.7%
2009 0.3% -7.8%
2011 0.4% +40.1%
2012 0.5% +8.9%
2013 0.4% -5.2%
2014 0.5% +7.8%
2015 0.5% -0.6%
2016 0.5% +2.0%
2019 0.5% +2.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.2% 0.4% 7
2000s 0.3% 0.3% 0.4% 9
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 7

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 16 Croatia 0.5% compare
  2. 17 Gambia 0.5% compare
  3. 18 Puerto Rico 0.5% compare
  4. 20 Bulgaria 0.5% compare
  5. 21 Tajikistan 0.5% compare
  6. 22 Palestine, State of 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education in Sri Lanka?
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education in Sri Lanka was 0.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1996.
How does Sri Lanka rank for youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education?
Sri Lanka ranks 19th out of 106 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 61.5%. 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 not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth population with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth not in employment or education, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth population with low education)
Unit
% of youth population with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,451 data points, 1970–2021
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