Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training was 22.3% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training in Sri Lanka, 2010–2022
Source: ILO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training in Sri Lanka is 22.3%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.8% on the previous year and down 38.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training in Sri Lanka peaked at 38.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 2022.
Sri Lanka ranks 45th of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 35.1% | — |
| 2011 | 36.4% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 36.7% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 38.4% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 35.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 32.2% | -9.2% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | -3.4% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | -6.7% |
| 2020 | 27.5% | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | -12.0% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | -7.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 34.4% | 29.0% | 38.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 22.3% | 27.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More education data for Sri Lanka
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 155,543 (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 224,799 (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,300 (2023)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 2.54 million (2023)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 1.58 million (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -2.89 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0715 units per person (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training in Sri Lanka?
- Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training in Sri Lanka was 22.3% in 2022, according to ILO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 38.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training?
- Sri Lanka ranks 45th out of 117 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from ILO via World Bank – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of young women vs. men who are not in education, employment or training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of women aged 15–24 who are not in education, employment, or vocational training.