{
 "code": "LK.LAB.WDI.SL_UEM_1524_MA_ZS.A",
 "name": "Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO 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_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": 28.610, "status": null},
  {"period": "1992", "value": 28.110, "status": null},
  {"period": "1993", "value": 27.953, "status": null},
  {"period": "1994", "value": 27.078, "status": null},
  {"period": "1995", "value": 27.671, "status": null},
  {"period": "1996", "value": 26.727, "status": null},
  {"period": "1997", "value": 25.976, "status": null},
  {"period": "1998", "value": 21.210, "status": null},
  {"period": "1999", "value": 21.784, "status": null},
  {"period": "2000", "value": 20.305, "status": null},
  {"period": "2001", "value": 21.861, "status": null},
  {"period": "2002", "value": 24.446, "status": null},
  {"period": "2003", "value": 22.598, "status": null},
  {"period": "2004", "value": 22.559, "status": null},
  {"period": "2005", "value": 21.537, "status": null},
  {"period": "2006", "value": 18.266, "status": null},
  {"period": "2007", "value": 17.505, "status": null},
  {"period": "2008", "value": 14.681, "status": null},
  {"period": "2009", "value": 17.277, "status": null},
  {"period": "2010", "value": 15.911, "status": null},
  {"period": "2011", "value": 12.636, "status": null},
  {"period": "2012", "value": 13.688, "status": null},
  {"period": "2013", "value": 14.368, "status": null},
  {"period": "2014", "value": 15.161, "status": null},
  {"period": "2015", "value": 15.558, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016", "value": 16.044, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017", "value": 14.133, "status": null},
  {"period": "2018", "value": 16.212, "status": null},
  {"period": "2019", "value": 16.702, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020", "value": 21.188, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021", "value": 20.674, "status": null},
  {"period": "2022", "value": 19.554, "status": null},
  {"period": "2023", "value": 18.142, "status": null},
  {"period": "2024", "value": 15.578, "status": null},
  {"period": "2025", "value": 15.256, "status": null}
 ]
}