Existence of a national strategy for youth employment in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Existence of a national strategy for youth employment was 1 score in 2025. ▼ Falling
Existence of a national strategy for youth employment in Sri Lanka, 2019–2025
Source: International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in score.
Analysis
In 2025, existence of a national strategy for youth employment in Sri Lanka stood at 1 score. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 50.0% on the previous year and down 50.0% over ten years.
That places Sri Lanka 70th out of 75 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Existence of a national strategy for youth employment in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | score | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 score | — |
| 2020 | 2 score | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 score | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 score | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 score | -50.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1 score is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3 score, 33% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2 score | 2 score | 2 score | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.75 score | 1 score | 2 score | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 70 Cameroon 1 score compare
- 70 Cook Islands 1 score compare
- 70 Ethiopia 1 score compare
- 70 Kyrgyzstan 1 score compare
- 70 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 score compare
More work & labour data for Sri Lanka
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.5555 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.5407 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.5702 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 6,575 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 14,218 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 10,672 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 10,578 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 21,249 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is existence of a national strategy for youth employment in Sri Lanka?
- Existence of a national strategy for youth employment in Sri Lanka was 1 score in 2025, according to International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest existence of a national strategy for youth employment recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2 score in 2019.
- What is the lowest existence of a national strategy for youth employment recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 score in 2025.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for existence of a national strategy for youth employment?
- Sri Lanka ranks 70th out of 75 countries with data for 2025.
- Is existence of a national strategy for youth employment rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from International Labour Organization – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Existence of a national strategy for youth employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Level of development and implementation of a national strategy for youth employment, in a scale from 0 to 3. 0 means no strategy exists, and 3 means that the strategy is developed and operationalized.