Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female was 0.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.4%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
20th
of 108 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, female in Sri Lanka, 1992–2019

00.20.40.61992200520191992: 0.458 % of female youth labor force1993: 0.417 % of female youth labor force1994: 0.458 % of female youth labor force1995: 0.43 % of female youth labor force1996: 0.404 % of female youth labor force1998: 0.339 % of female youth labor force1999: 0.341 % of female youth labor force2000: 0.286 % of female youth labor force2001: 0.316 % of female youth labor force2002: 0.342 % of female youth labor force2003: 0.355 % of female youth labor force2004: 0.35 % of female youth labor force2006: 0.514 % of female youth labor force2007: 0.273 % of female youth labor force2008: 0.25 % of female youth labor force2009: 0.547 % of female youth labor force2011: 0.239 % of female youth labor force2012: 0.229 % of female youth labor force2013: 0.256 % of female youth labor force2014: 0.263 % of female youth labor force2015: 0.257 % of female youth labor force2016: 0.387 % of female youth labor force2019: 0.392 % of female youth labor force

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female youth labor force.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Sri Lanka is 0.4%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2012.

Sri Lanka ranks 20th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force) in Sri Lanka, 1992 to 2019.
Year % of female youth labor force Change
1992 0.5%
1993 0.4% -9.0%
1994 0.5% +9.8%
1995 0.4% -6.0%
1996 0.4% -6.2%
1998 0.3% -15.9%
1999 0.3% +0.6%
2000 0.3% -16.1%
2001 0.3% +10.4%
2002 0.3% +8.3%
2003 0.4% +3.6%
2004 0.4% -1.2%
2006 0.5% +46.8%
2007 0.3% -47.0%
2008 0.2% -8.4%
2009 0.5% +119.2%
2011 0.2% -56.4%
2012 0.2% -4.1%
2013 0.3% +11.7%
2014 0.3% +2.8%
2015 0.3% -2.2%
2016 0.4% +50.5%
2019 0.4% +1.1%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 0.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3%, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Youth unemployment rate, 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.

YearChange FromTo
2009 +119.2% 0.2% 0.5%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 17 Tunisia 0.5% compare
  2. 18 Jamaica 0.4% compare
  3. 19 Namibia 0.4% compare
  4. 21 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.4% compare
  5. 22 North Macedonia 0.4% compare
  6. 23 Cyprus 0.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Sri Lanka?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female in Sri Lanka was 0.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2009.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female 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, female?
Sri Lanka ranks 20th out of 108 countries with data for 2019.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 28.5%. 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, female (% of female youth labor force). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, female (% of female youth labor force)
Unit
% of female youth labor force
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,528 data points, 1970–2021
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