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Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24)
Sri Lanka — 17 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2011 | total: 21.3% country comparison to the world: 49 male: 17.1% female: 27.9% (2009) |
| 2012 | total: 21.3% country comparison to the world: 49 male: 17.1% female: 27.9% (2009) |
| 2013 | total: 19.4% country comparison to the world: 61 male: 16.3% female: 24.7% (2010) |
| 2014 | total: 17.3% country comparison to the world: 74 male: 14% female: 23.5% (2012) |
| 2015 | total: 17.3% | male: 14% | female: 23.5% (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 69 |
| 2016 | total: 20.1% | male: 15% | female: 27.8% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 69 |
| 2017 | total: 20.7% | male: 16.5% | female: 27.3% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 69 |
| 2018 | total: 21.6% (2016 est.) | male: 17.1% (2016 est.) | female: 29.2% (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | total: 21% | male: 16.8% | female: 28.4% (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | total: 21% | male: 16.8% | female: 28.4% (2016 est.) |
| 2021 | total: 21.1% male: 16.6% female: 29.4% (2018 est.) |
| 2021 | total: 21.1% male: 16.6% female: 29.4% (2018 est.) |
| 2022 | total: 21% male: 17.1% female: 28.1% (2019 est.) |
| 2022 | total: 21% male: 17.1% female: 28.1% (2019 est.) |
| 2023 | total: 26.1% (2021 est.) male: 21.1% female: 35.6% |
| 2024 | total: 25.3% (2023 est.) male: 20.9% (2023 est.) female: 33.9% (2023 est.) note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment |
| 2025 | total: 22.3% (2024 est.) male: 18.4% (2024 est.) female: 29.6% (2024 est.) note: % of labor force ages 15-24 seeking employment |