NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training was 17.72 in 2027. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sri Lanka, 2005–2027
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
The most recent figure for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sri Lanka is 17.72, measured in 2027.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sri Lanka peaked at 29.56 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 17.2, in 2024.
That places Sri Lanka 95th out of 188 countries with data for 2027, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.41 | — |
| 2006 | 27.67 | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 27.39 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 26.6 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 27.29 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 26.68 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 26.52 | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 27.17 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 28.13 | +3.5% |
| 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 | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 18.2 | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 17.2 | -5.5% |
| 2025 | 17.37 | +1.0% |
| 2026 | 17.55 | +1.0% |
| 2027 | 17.72 | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.67 | 26.6 | 29.41 | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.19 | 21.21 | 29.56 | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.37 | 17.2 | 21.51 | 8 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 92 Ecuador 18.95 compare
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- 96 Mauritius 17.67 compare
- 97 Turkmenistan 17.65 compare
- 98 Montenegro 17.61 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 neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sri Lanka?
- Neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sri Lanka was 17.72 in 2027, according to International Labour Organization.
- What is the highest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 29.56 in 2014.
- What is the lowest neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2 in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Sri Lanka ranks 95th out of 188 countries with data for 2027.
- Is neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.3%. 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, published as part of NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Imputed observations are not based on national data, are subject to high uncertainty and should not be used for country comparisons or rankings. This series is based on the 13th ICLS definitions. This indicator refers to the proportion of youth who are not in employment and not in education or training. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For statistical purposes, youth are defined as persons between the ages of 15 and 24 years. For more information, refer to the ILO Modelled Estimates (ILOEST) database description.