Sri Lanka - Labor force with advanced education

Labor force with advanced education, female (% of female working-age population with advanced education)

Labor force with advanced education, female (% of female working-age population with advanced education) in Sri Lanka was 83.84 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 83.84 in 2019, while its lowest value was 52.76 in 2012.

Definition: The percentage of the working age population with an advanced level of education who are in the labor force. 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
2010 79.30
2011 80.19
2012 52.76
2013 80.87
2014 82.39
2015 82.86
2016 82.91
2017 81.94
2018 80.99
2019 83.84

Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age population with advanced education)

Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age population with advanced education) in Sri Lanka was 85.41 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 87.01 in 2016, while its lowest value was 79.51 in 2012.

Definition: The percentage of the working age population with an advanced level of education who are in the labor force. 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
2010 86.66
2011 85.57
2012 79.51
2013 84.97
2014 81.40
2015 85.75
2016 87.01
2017 86.76
2018 86.42
2019 85.41

Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education)

Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education) in Sri Lanka was 84.50 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 9 years was 84.73 in 2016, while its lowest value was 63.86 in 2012.

Definition: The percentage of the working age population with an advanced level of education who are in the labor force. 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.

See also:

Year Value
2010 82.92
2011 82.80
2012 63.86
2013 82.75
2014 81.95
2015 84.12
2016 84.73
2017 84.10
2018 83.28
2019 84.50

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure