{
 "code": "LK.LAB.WDI.SL_EMP_1524_SP_ZS.A",
 "name": "Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) (World Bank WDI)",
 "unit": "% of total 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_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": 32.071, "status": null},
  {"period": "1992", "value": 31.077, "status": null},
  {"period": "1993", "value": 30.889, "status": null},
  {"period": "1994", "value": 33.102, "status": null},
  {"period": "1995", "value": 28.588, "status": null},
  {"period": "1996", "value": 29.578, "status": null},
  {"period": "1997", "value": 30.016, "status": null},
  {"period": "1998", "value": 36.500, "status": null},
  {"period": "1999", "value": 34.921, "status": null},
  {"period": "2000", "value": 33.136, "status": null},
  {"period": "2001", "value": 31.935, "status": null},
  {"period": "2002", "value": 29.792, "status": null},
  {"period": "2003", "value": 29.551, "status": null},
  {"period": "2004", "value": 28.630, "status": null},
  {"period": "2005", "value": 28.240, "status": null},
  {"period": "2006", "value": 29.745, "status": null},
  {"period": "2007", "value": 29.320, "status": null},
  {"period": "2008", "value": 29.649, "status": null},
  {"period": "2009", "value": 28.098, "status": null},
  {"period": "2010", "value": 28.296, "status": null},
  {"period": "2011", "value": 28.090, "status": null},
  {"period": "2012", "value": 27.789, "status": null},
  {"period": "2013", "value": 26.984, "status": null},
  {"period": "2014", "value": 25.459, "status": null},
  {"period": "2015", "value": 26.977, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016", "value": 25.989, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017", "value": 27.071, "status": null},
  {"period": "2018", "value": 23.768, "status": null},
  {"period": "2019", "value": 24.270, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020", "value": 21.555, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021", "value": 19.539, "status": null},
  {"period": "2022", "value": 19.677, "status": null},
  {"period": "2023", "value": 20.012, "status": null},
  {"period": "2024", "value": 20.274, "status": null},
  {"period": "2025", "value": 20.226, "status": null}
 ]
}