{
 "code": "LK.LAB.WDI.SL_UEM_1524_ZS.A",
 "name": "Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO 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_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": 36.110, "status": null},
  {"period": "1992", "value": 35.211, "status": null},
  {"period": "1993", "value": 34.636, "status": null},
  {"period": "1994", "value": 33.705, "status": null},
  {"period": "1995", "value": 33.781, "status": null},
  {"period": "1996", "value": 32.615, "status": null},
  {"period": "1997", "value": 31.523, "status": null},
  {"period": "1998", "value": 25.725, "status": null},
  {"period": "1999", "value": 26.255, "status": null},
  {"period": "2000", "value": 23.791, "status": null},
  {"period": "2001", "value": 25.007, "status": null},
  {"period": "2002", "value": 28.545, "status": null},
  {"period": "2003", "value": 27.586, "status": null},
  {"period": "2004", "value": 28.302, "status": null},
  {"period": "2005", "value": 27.701, "status": null},
  {"period": "2006", "value": 22.121, "status": null},
  {"period": "2007", "value": 21.467, "status": null},
  {"period": "2008", "value": 18.731, "status": null},
  {"period": "2009", "value": 21.155, "status": null},
  {"period": "2010", "value": 18.684, "status": null},
  {"period": "2011", "value": 16.758, "status": null},
  {"period": "2012", "value": 16.795, "status": null},
  {"period": "2013", "value": 17.939, "status": null},
  {"period": "2014", "value": 18.781, "status": null},
  {"period": "2015", "value": 19.231, "status": null},
  {"period": "2016", "value": 20.070, "status": null},
  {"period": "2017", "value": 17.391, "status": null},
  {"period": "2018", "value": 20.496, "status": null},
  {"period": "2019", "value": 20.425, "status": null},
  {"period": "2020", "value": 25.449, "status": null},
  {"period": "2021", "value": 25.371, "status": null},
  {"period": "2022", "value": 21.732, "status": null},
  {"period": "2023", "value": 20.342, "status": null},
  {"period": "2024", "value": 19.062, "status": null},
  {"period": "2025", "value": 18.578, "status": null}
 ]
}