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 22.08 in 2024. ▼ Falling
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sri Lanka, 2010–2024
Source: International Labour Organization.
Analysis
In 2024, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sri Lanka stood at 22.08. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 2.1% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sri Lanka peaked at 32.87 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 22.08, in 2024.
Sri Lanka ranks 38th of 113 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
NEET rate: Share of youth not in employment, education or training in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 30.55 | — |
| 2011 | 29.66 | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 31.52 | +6.3% |
| 2014 | 32.87 | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 30.17 | -8.2% |
| 2016 | 30.4 | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 28.09 | -7.6% |
| 2018 | 27.83 | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 25.27 | -9.2% |
| 2020 | 25.77 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 23.73 | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 22.75 | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 22.57 | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 22.08 | -2.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 22.08 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 20.57, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 29.6 | 25.27 | 32.87 | 9 |
| 2020s | 23.38 | 22.08 | 25.77 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 35 Albania 22.39 compare
- 36 Dominican Republic 22.29 compare
- 37 Colombia 22.19 compare
- 39 Saint Lucia 21.72 compare
- 40 El Salvador 20.57 compare
- 41 Côte d'Ivoire 20.55 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 22.08 in 2024, 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 32.87 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 22.08 in 2024.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for neet rate: share of youth not in employment, education or training?
- Sri Lanka ranks 38th out of 113 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 32.8%. 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 (previous ILO definition - ICLS13) (15-29). 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. 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 Labour Force Statistics (LFS and STLFS) database description.