Sri Lanka - 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.

See also:

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

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure