Reference Data in Sri Lanka 3,219 indicators covering reference data for Sri Lanka. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Average age of wage workers, aged 15-64, rural 39.77 2019 up 3.6% 39th Average hourly earnings of employees 2.82 international-$ in 2021 prices 2023 up 21.7% 60th Average age of self-employed or unpaid workers, aged 15-64, rural 46.21 2019 up 7.2% 18th Average age of employers, aged 15-64, above primary education 45.46 2019 up 6.1% 33rd Decadal average surface temperature 26.69 °C 2010 up 0.6% 24th Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, female 0.6% 2019 up 44.4% 26th Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-64, male 0.4% 2019 up 14.5% 44th Wage employment in agriculture, aged 25-64 0.5% 2019 up 25.1% 33rd Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, ages 15-24, female 0.9% 2019 up 13.2% 46th Youth in non-agricultural wage employment, aged 15-24, male 0.9% 2019 up 20.7% 40th Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, female 0.8% 2019 up 7.9% 54th Wage employment in industry, aged 15-64, male 0.8% 2019 up 3.4% 37th Wage employment in industry, aged 25-64 0.8% 2019 up 5.7% 48th Wage employment in industry, aged 15-24 1.0% 2019 up 5.1% 24th Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, female 0.8% 2019 up 5.5% 48th Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, male 0.7% 2019 down 3.9% 60th Wage employment in services, aged 25-64 0.7% 2019 down 1.0% 54th Wage employment in services, aged 15-24 0.9% 2019 up 7.8% 40th Wage employment in agriculture, aged 15-24 0.7% 2019 up 36.9% 29th Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, above primary 0.2% 2019 down 15.9% 22nd Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, above primary 0.1% 2019 up 30.0% 21st Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, above primary education 0.1% 2019 down 13.7% 75th Employment in the eletricity and public utilities sector, aged 15-64 0.0% 2019 up 249.6% 51st Employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 0.1% 2019 up 21.2% 65th Employment in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, above primary 0.3% 2019 up 14.0% 12th Employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, above primary 0.2% 2019 up 2.3% 12th Employment in the mining sector, aged 15-64, above primary education 0.0% 2019 — 25th Female in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-64, above primary 0.8% 2019 up 4.3% 78th Youth in non-agricultural employment, aged 15-24, above primary 0.9% 2019 up 8.6% 56th Employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, above primary 0.1% 2019 down 6.7% 72nd Employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, above 0.1% 2019 down 19.8% 39th Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, above primary education 0.5% 2019 down 0.3% 83rd Employment in the transport and communication sector, aged 15-64 0.1% 2019 up 54.8% 5th Average age of workers in the service sector, aged 15-64, above 40.02 2019 up 3.6% 41st Average age of workers in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, above 38.24 2019 up 6.2% 46th Average age of workers in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, above 43.32 2019 up 6.6% 32nd Teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 37.3% 2017 down 43.7% 55th Non-teaching staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure 25.9% 2017 up 121.5% 2nd Employment in the agricultural sector, aged 15-64, primary education 0.5% 2019 up 1.7% 20th Employment in the construction sector, aged 15-64, primary education 0.1% 2019 up 30.6% 53rd Employment in the commerce sector, aged 15-64, primary education and 0.1% 2019 down 10.8% 69th Employment in the eletricity and public utilities sector, aged 15-64 0.0% 2019 up 1,402.1% 40th Employment in the financial and business services sector, aged 15-64 0.0% 2019 up 157.1% 54th Employment in the industrial sector, aged 15-64, primary education 0.2% 2019 up 8.5% 53rd Employment in the manufacturing sector, aged 15-64, primary education 0.1% 2019 down 9.4% 42nd Employment in the mining sector, aged 15-64, primary education and 0.0% 2019 — 26th Employment in the other services sector, aged 15-64, primary 0.1% 2019 down 25.2% 43rd Employment in the public administration sector, aged 15-64, primary 0.0% 2019 down 17.3% 55th Employment in the service sector, aged 15-64, primary education and 0.3% 2019 down 8.3% 72nd Employment in the transport and communication sector, aged 15-64 0.0% 2019 up 69.0% 44th Adequacy of benefits (%) - All Private Transfers 33.1% 2019 up 30.5% 11th Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private 34.3% 2019 up 45.0% 14th Adequacy of benefits in 1st quintile (poorest) (%) - All Private 35.8% 2019 up 47.5% 14th Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers 35.5% 2019 up 50.9% 12th Adequacy of benefits in 2nd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers 36.7% 2019 up 55.7% 11th Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers 39.5% 2019 up 53.0% 10th Adequacy of benefits in 3rd quintile (%) - All Private Transfers 38.8% 2019 up 50.9% 10th Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers 35.0% 2019 up 33.8% 10th Adequacy of benefits in 4th quintile (%) - All Private Transfers 35.2% 2019 up 33.0% 9th Adequacy of benefits in 5th quintile (richest) (%) - All Private 30.0% 2019 up 18.1% 10th ← Previous Page 37 of 54 Next →