Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education was 0.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with high education.
Analysis
In 2019, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Sri Lanka stood at 0.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2012.
That places Sri Lanka 28th out of 107 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 unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of youth labor force with high education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.4% | — |
| 1993 | 0.4% | -8.8% |
| 1994 | 0.4% | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4% | -4.2% |
| 1996 | 0.4% | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 0.3% | -20.6% |
| 1999 | 0.3% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -12.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +11.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.4% | +42.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2% | -46.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +141.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | -62.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +13.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +57.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 7 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Sri Lanka?
- Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Sri Lanka was 0.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2012.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education?
- Sri Lanka ranks 28th out of 107 countries with data for 2019.
- Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. 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 unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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