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

Latest (2019)
0.3%
Change on year
up 8.1%
World rank
28th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2009
All-time low
0.2%
in 2012
Years of data
23
1992–2019

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.10.20.30.40.51992200520191992: 0.407 % of youth labor force with high education1993: 0.371 % of youth labor force with high education1994: 0.385 % of youth labor force with high education1995: 0.369 % of youth labor force with high education1996: 0.36 % of youth labor force with high education1998: 0.286 % of youth labor force with high education1999: 0.289 % of youth labor force with high education2000: 0.252 % of youth labor force with high education2001: 0.281 % of youth labor force with high education2002: 0.306 % of youth labor force with high education2003: 0.299 % of youth labor force with high education2004: 0.289 % of youth labor force with high education2006: 0.412 % of youth labor force with high education2007: 0.219 % of youth labor force with high education2008: 0.191 % of youth labor force with high education2009: 0.461 % of youth labor force with high education2011: 0.175 % of youth labor force with high education2012: 0.175 % of youth labor force with high education2013: 0.198 % of youth labor force with high education2014: 0.199 % of youth labor force with high education2015: 0.203 % of youth labor force with high education2016: 0.32 % of youth labor force with high education2019: 0.346 % of youth labor force with high education

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

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, above primary education (% of youth labor force with high education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,429 data points, 1970–2021
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