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Sri Lanka Youth Unemployment 2010s

Youth unemployment (ages 15-24) · World Bank
18.66% decade average (2010-2019)

Sri Lanka's youth unemployment during the 2010s ranged from 16.76% (2011) to 20.50% (2018), averaging 18.66% over 10 years of data.

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2010s Data▾
YearValueChangeRank
2010 18.68% −2.47pp 112th
2011 16.76% −1.93pp 98th
2012 16.80% +0.04pp 100th
2013 17.94% +1.14pp 107th
2014 18.78% +0.84pp 112th
2015 19.23% +0.45pp 117th
2016 20.07% +0.84pp 121st
2017 17.39% −2.68pp 113th
2018 20.50% +3.11pp 128th
2019 20.43% −0.07pp 133rd
Source: World Bank (SL.UEM.1524.ZS)
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