{
 "code": "LK.LAB.WDI.SL_EMP_1524_SP_MA_ZS.A",
 "name": "Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) (World Bank WDI)",
 "unit": "% of male population ages 15-24",
 "frequency": "Annual",
 "base_year": null,
 "producer": "World Bank",
 "publisher": "World Bank",
 "source_url": "https://data.worldbank.org/country/sri-lanka",
 "latest_vintage": "2026-10-08",
 "page": "/data/series/LK.LAB.WDI.SL_EMP_1524_SP_MA_ZS.A/",
 "notice": "Compiled by Macro Lab; not an official publication of the source agency. Provided as is, without warranty of any kind. Not investment advice.",
 "licence": "Source: The World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "observations": [
  {"period": "1991", "value": 41.948, "status": null},
  {"period": "1992", "value": 42.418, "status": null},
  {"period": "1993", "value": 39.621, "status": null},
  {"period": "1994", "value": 43.294, "status": null},
  {"period": "1995", "value": 37.167, "status": null},
  {"period": "1996", "value": 39.463, "status": null},
  {"period": "1997", "value": 40.155, "status": null},
  {"period": "1998", "value": 44.628, "status": null},
  {"period": "1999", "value": 46.084, "status": null},
  {"period": "2000", "value": 44.541, "status": null},
  {"period": "2001", "value": 42.791, "status": null},
  {"period": "2002", "value": 40.530, "status": null},
  {"period": "2003", "value": 40.665, "status": null},
  {"period": "2004", "value": 39.834, "status": null},
  {"period": "2005", "value": 39.508, "status": null},
  {"period": "2006", "value": 40.281, "status": null},
  {"period": "2007", "value": 39.788, "status": null},
  {"period": "2008", "value": 40.267, "status": null},
  {"period": "2009", "value": 38.200, "status": null},
  {"period": "2010", "value": 37.988, "status": null},
  {"period": "2011", "value": 38.896, "status": null},
  {"period": "2012", "value": 38.269, "status": null},
  {"period": "2013", "value": 36.613, "status": null},
  {"period": "2014", "value": 34.430, "status": null},
  {"period": "2015", "value": 35.504, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016", "value": 35.300, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017", "value": 35.742, "status": null},
  {"period": "2018", "value": 32.758, "status": null},
  {"period": "2019", "value": 32.712, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020", "value": 30.079, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021", "value": 27.386, "status": null},
  {"period": "2022", "value": 26.162, "status": null},
  {"period": "2023", "value": 26.833, "status": null},
  {"period": "2024", "value": 27.285, "status": null},
  {"period": "2025", "value": 27.086, "status": null}
 ]
}