Unemployment with advanced education, female in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Unemployment with advanced education, female was 7.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Sri Lanka, 2009–2023
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female labor force with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment with advanced education, female in Sri Lanka is 7.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 29.0% on the previous year and up 37.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with advanced education, female in Sri Lanka peaked at 16.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 2021.
Sri Lanka ranks 45th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Unemployment with advanced education, female in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of female labor force with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 10.3% | — |
| 2010 | 16.3% | +58.8% |
| 2011 | 12.4% | -24.0% |
| 2012 | 10.8% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 5.5% | -48.8% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +55.8% |
| 2016 | 8.7% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +29.1% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 9.6% | -12.9% |
| 2021 | 4.7% | -51.0% |
| 2022 | 5.9% | +24.5% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | +29.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.0% | 5.5% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.9% | 4.7% | 9.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with advanced education, female in Sri Lanka?
- Unemployment with advanced education, female in Sri Lanka was 7.6% in 2023, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment with advanced education, female recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for unemployment with advanced education, female?
- Sri Lanka ranks 45th out of 126 countries with data for 2023.
- Is unemployment with advanced education, female rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with an advanced level of education who are unemployed. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).