National strategy for youth employment in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: National strategy for youth employment was 1 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1
Change on year
down 50.0%
World rank
70th
of 75 countries
All-time high
2
in 2019
All-time low
1
in 2025
Years of data
5
2019–2025
National strategy for youth employment in Sri Lanka, 2019–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, national strategy for youth employment in Sri Lanka stood at 1. 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.
National strategy for youth employment in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2 | — |
| 2020 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 | -50.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 1 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3, 33% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| 2020s | 1.75 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 70 Cameroon 1 compare
- 70 Cook Islands 1 compare
- 70 Ethiopia 1 compare
- 70 Kyrgyzstan 1 compare
- 70 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 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 national strategy for youth employment in Sri Lanka?
- National strategy for youth employment in Sri Lanka was 1 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest national strategy for youth employment recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2 in 2019.
- What is the lowest national strategy for youth employment recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 in 2025.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for national strategy for youth employment?
- Sri Lanka ranks 70th out of 75 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 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 Our World in Data, published as part of National strategy for youth employment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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