NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) was 0.0103 units per square kilometre in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0103 units per square kilometre
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
26th
of 186 countries
All-time high
0.0167 units per square kilometre
in 2005
All-time low
0.0101 units per square kilometre
in 2022
Years of data
19
2005–2023

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Sri Lanka, 2005–2023

00.0050.010.0152005201420232005: 0.017 units per square kilometre2006: 0.015 units per square kilometre2007: 0.015 units per square kilometre2008: 0.014 units per square kilometre2009: 0.015 units per square kilometre2010: 0.014 units per square kilometre2011: 0.014 units per square kilometre2012: 0.014 units per square kilometre2013: 0.015 units per square kilometre2014: 0.016 units per square kilometre2015: 0.014 units per square kilometre2016: 0.015 units per square kilometre2017: 0.013 units per square kilometre2018: 0.013 units per square kilometre2019: 0.012 units per square kilometre2020: 0.012 units per square kilometre2021: 0.011 units per square kilometre2022: 0.01 units per square kilometre2023: 0.01 units per square kilometre

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.

Analysis

In 2023, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0103 units per square kilometre.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 31.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0167 units per square kilometre in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.0101 units per square kilometre, in 2022.

That places Sri Lanka 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled) in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 2005 to 2023.
Year units per square kilometre Change
2005 0.0167 units per square kilometre
2006 0.0154 units per square kilometre -7.8%
2007 0.015 units per square kilometre -2.8%
2008 0.0144 units per square kilometre -4.2%
2009 0.0146 units per square kilometre +1.6%
2010 0.0142 units per square kilometre -2.7%
2011 0.0141 units per square kilometre -0.7%
2012 0.0145 units per square kilometre +2.6%
2013 0.015 units per square kilometre +3.7%
2014 0.0158 units per square kilometre +5.3%
2015 0.0145 units per square kilometre -8.5%
2016 0.0147 units per square kilometre +2.0%
2017 0.0135 units per square kilometre -8.4%
2018 0.0133 units per square kilometre -1.8%
2019 0.0117 units per square kilometre -11.9%
2020 0.0119 units per square kilometre +1.9%
2021 0.0108 units per square kilometre -9.4%
2022 0.0101 units per square kilometre -6.2%
2023 0.0103 units per square kilometre +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0152 units per square kilometre 0.0144 units per square kilometre 0.0167 units per square kilometre 5
2010s 0.0141 units per square kilometre 0.0117 units per square kilometre 0.0158 units per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.0108 units per square kilometre 0.0101 units per square kilometre 0.0119 units per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 23 Syrian Arab Republic 0.0104 units per square kilometre compare
  2. 24 Malawi 0.0104 units per square kilometre compare
  3. 25 Dominican Republic 0.0103 units per square kilometre compare
  4. 27 Israel 0.0098 units per square kilometre compare
  5. 28 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0098 units per square kilometre compare
  6. 29 Puerto Rico 0.0092 units per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Sri Lanka?
Neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) in Sri Lanka was 0.0103 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.0167 units per square kilometre in 2005.
What is the lowest neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0101 units per square kilometre in 2022.
How does Sri Lanka rank for neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled)?
Sri Lanka ranks 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
Is neet: youth not in employment, education or training (ilo modelled) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates), per square kilometre
Unit
units per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
189 places, 3,569 data points, 2005–2023
Last refreshed

NEET: Youth not in employment, education or training (ILO modelled estimates) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.