Informal employment in STEM occupations in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Informal employment in STEM occupations was 83.56 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Informal employment in STEM occupations in Sri Lanka, 2013–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 83.56 for informal employment in stem occupations in 2024.
That represents a change of up 8.9% on the previous year and up 53.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, informal employment in stem occupations in Sri Lanka peaked at 96.82 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 52.44, in 2015.
That places Sri Lanka 14th out of 39 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Informal employment in STEM occupations in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 59.38 | — |
| 2014 | 54.47 | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 52.44 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 55.51 | +5.8% |
| 2017 | 71.11 | +28.1% |
| 2018 | 72.44 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 96.82 | +33.7% |
| 2020 | 80.24 | -17.1% |
| 2021 | 69.34 | -13.6% |
| 2022 | 80.73 | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 76.72 | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 83.56 | +8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 66.02 | 52.44 | 96.82 | 7 |
| 2020s | 78.12 | 69.34 | 83.56 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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Frequently asked questions
- What is informal employment in stem occupations in Sri Lanka?
- Informal employment in stem occupations in Sri Lanka was 83.56 in 2024, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest informal employment in stem occupations recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 96.82 in 2019.
- What is the lowest informal employment in stem occupations recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.44 in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for informal employment in stem occupations?
- Sri Lanka ranks 14th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is informal employment in stem occupations rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization, published as part of Informal employment in STEM occupations (previous ILO definition - ICLS13). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
With the aim of promoting international comparability, statistics presented on ILOSTAT are based on standard international definitions wherever feasible and may differ from official national figures. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. For time series comparability, it includes countries that have implemented the 19th ICLS standards, for which data are also available in the Work Statistics -- 19th ICLS (WORK) database. For more information, refer to the Worker and Sector Profiles (PROF) database description.