Youth not in education employment training in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Youth not in education employment training was 18.05 in 2022. ▼ Falling
Youth not in education employment training in Sri Lanka, 2010–2022
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth not in education employment training in Sri Lanka is 18.05, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.9% on the previous year and down 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth not in education employment training in Sri Lanka peaked at 29.56 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 18.05, in 2022.
That places Sri Lanka 47th out of 115 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Youth not in education employment training in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 26.68 | — |
| 2011 | 26.52 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 28.13 | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 29.56 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 26.63 | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 27.09 | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 24.72 | -8.7% |
| 2018 | 24.18 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 21.21 | -12.3% |
| 2020 | 21.51 | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 19.38 | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 18.05 | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 26.08 | 21.21 | 29.56 | 9 |
| 2020s | 19.65 | 18.05 | 21.51 | 3 |
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More education data for Sri Lanka
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,024 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 73,333 (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.8% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 21.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth not in education employment training in Sri Lanka?
- Youth not in education employment training in Sri Lanka was 18.05 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest youth not in education employment training recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 29.56 in 2014.
- What is the lowest youth not in education employment training recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.05 in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for youth not in education employment training?
- Sri Lanka ranks 47th out of 115 countries with data for 2022.
- Is youth not in education employment training rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Youth not in education employment training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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