{
 "code": "LK.LAB.WDI.SL_UEM_1524_NE_ZS.A",
 "name": "Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (national estimate) (World Bank WDI)",
 "unit": "% of total 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_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": "1993", "value": 35.610, "status": null},
  {"period": "1994", "value": 34.856, "status": null},
  {"period": "1995", "value": 35.179, "status": null},
  {"period": "1996", "value": 32.919, "status": null},
  {"period": "1997", "value": 32.133, "status": null},
  {"period": "1998", "value": 26.124, "status": null},
  {"period": "1999", "value": 26.797, "status": null},
  {"period": "2000", "value": 23.646, "status": null},
  {"period": "2003", "value": 26.213, "status": null},
  {"period": "2004", "value": 26.530, "status": null},
  {"period": "2005", "value": 26.357, "status": null},
  {"period": "2006", "value": 21.623, "status": null},
  {"period": "2007", "value": 21.223, "status": null},
  {"period": "2008", "value": 18.530, "status": null},
  {"period": "2009", "value": 21.255, "status": null},
  {"period": "2010", "value": 18.967, "status": null},
  {"period": "2011", "value": 16.809, "status": null},
  {"period": "2012", "value": 17.293, "status": null},
  {"period": "2013", "value": 18.437, "status": null},
  {"period": "2014", "value": 19.714, "status": null},
  {"period": "2015", "value": 20.137, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016", "value": 21.048, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017", "value": 18.016, "status": null},
  {"period": "2018", "value": 21.065, "status": null},
  {"period": "2019", "value": 21.031, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020", "value": 25.923, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021", "value": 25.884, "status": null},
  {"period": "2022", "value": 22.074, "status": null},
  {"period": "2023", "value": 22.587, "status": null},
  {"period": "2024", "value": 21.767, "status": null}
 ]
}