The youth unemployment rate in Sri Lanka saw no significant changes in 2023 in comparison to the previous year 2022 and remained at around 25.28 percent. However, 2023 marked the second consecutive increase of the youth unemployment rate. The youth unemployment rate refers to the share of the economically active population aged 15 to 24 currently without work but in search of employment. The youth unemployment rate does not include economically inactive persons such as the long-term unemployed or full-time students.
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Sri Lanka: Youth unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023
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World Bank. (June 28, 2024). Sri Lanka: Youth unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 19, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/813026/youth-unemployment-rate-in-sri-lanka/
World Bank. "Sri Lanka: Youth unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023." Chart. June 28, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 19, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/813026/youth-unemployment-rate-in-sri-lanka/
World Bank. (2024). Sri Lanka: Youth unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 19, 2024. https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/813026/youth-unemployment-rate-in-sri-lanka/
World Bank. "Sri Lanka: Youth Unemployment Rate from 2004 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jun 2024, https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/813026/youth-unemployment-rate-in-sri-lanka/
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Sri Lanka: Youth unemployment rate from 2004 to 2023 [Graph], World Bank, June 28, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/813026/youth-unemployment-rate-in-sri-lanka/