{
 "code": "LK.LAB.WDI.SL_UEM_1524_MA_NE_ZS.A",
 "name": "Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate) (World Bank WDI)",
 "unit": "% of male labor force 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_UEM_1524_MA_NE_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": "1999", "value": 22.053, "status": null},
  {"period": "2000", "value": 19.942, "status": null},
  {"period": "2003", "value": 21.648, "status": null},
  {"period": "2004", "value": 21.182, "status": null},
  {"period": "2005", "value": 20.396, "status": null},
  {"period": "2006", "value": 17.457, "status": null},
  {"period": "2007", "value": 17.073, "status": null},
  {"period": "2008", "value": 14.193, "status": null},
  {"period": "2009", "value": 17.100, "status": null},
  {"period": "2010", "value": 16.088, "status": null},
  {"period": "2011", "value": 12.581, "status": null},
  {"period": "2012", "value": 13.995, "status": null},
  {"period": "2013", "value": 14.680, "status": null},
  {"period": "2014", "value": 15.853, "status": null},
  {"period": "2015", "value": 16.275, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016", "value": 16.769, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017", "value": 14.601, "status": null},
  {"period": "2018", "value": 16.559, "status": null},
  {"period": "2019", "value": 17.122, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020", "value": 21.518, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021", "value": 20.979, "status": null},
  {"period": "2022", "value": 19.830, "status": null},
  {"period": "2023", "value": 19.186, "status": null},
  {"period": "2024", "value": 17.234, "status": null}
 ]
}