Sri Lanka - Unemployment with advanced education

Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education)

Unemployment with advanced education, female (% of female labor force with advanced education) in Sri Lanka was 11.04 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 16.31 in 2010, while its lowest value was 5.58 in 2014.

Definition: 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).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2009 10.27
2010 16.31
2011 12.40
2012 10.75
2013 5.62
2014 5.58
2015 8.75
2016 8.73
2017 9.05
2018 11.67
2019 11.04

Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force with advanced education)

Unemployment with advanced education, male (% of male labor force with advanced education) in Sri Lanka was 3.42 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 5.45 in 2010, while its lowest value was 2.51 in 2015.

Definition: 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).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2009 4.10
2010 5.45
2011 2.66
2012 4.54
2013 2.62
2014 3.80
2015 2.51
2016 3.20
2017 4.84
2018 4.48
2019 3.42

Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education)

Unemployment with advanced education (% of total labor force with advanced education) in Sri Lanka was 7.79 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 10 years was 10.72 in 2010, while its lowest value was 4.21 in 2013.

Definition: 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).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

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Year Value
2009 7.17
2010 10.72
2011 7.52
2012 7.54
2013 4.21
2014 4.80
2015 5.99
2016 6.22
2017 7.10
2018 8.52
2019 7.79

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Unemployment