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| Table 01 (Gen.) |
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| Socio-Economic
Conditions (1953 - 2003/04) (1/2) |
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| Item |
1953 |
1963 |
1973 |
1978/79 |
1981/82 |
1986/87(a) |
1996/97(a) |
2003/04(b) |
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| Population Distribution by Sex and Age Groups (%) |
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| Male |
51.7 |
50.7 |
50.1 |
48.9 |
49.0 |
48.5 |
48.4 |
47.6 |
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| Female |
48.3
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49.3
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49.9
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51.1
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51.0 |
51.5
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51.6
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54.4
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| 0-13 years |
n.a. |
40.5
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38.4
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34.2
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34.0 |
30.8
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25.1
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24.2
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| 14-18 Years |
n.a. |
11.5
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11.5
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12.3
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11.3
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11.7
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11.5
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10.0 |
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| 19-25 Years |
n.a. |
10.9
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13.1
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13.7
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13.5
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12.5
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11.7
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12.0 |
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| 26-35 Years |
n.a. |
12.4
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12.3
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13.7
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14.4
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14.3
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14.7
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13.6
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| 36-45 Years |
n.a. |
10.1
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9.9 |
9.6 |
9.9 |
11.2
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13.3
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13.9
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| 46-55 Years |
n.a. |
7.3 |
6.4 |
7.6 |
8.0 |
8.4 |
10.7
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12.5
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| >55 Years |
n.a. |
7.2 |
8.4 |
8.9 |
8.9 |
11.1
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13.3
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13.8
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| Literacy Rate
( >5 Years old) (%) |
82.2 |
80.8 |
86.2 |
86.2 |
88.6 |
91.8 |
91.8 |
92.5 |
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| Male |
n.a. |
87.1
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86.9
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90.9
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89.9
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92.2
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94.3
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94.5
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| Female |
n.a. |
71.4
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74.4
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81.9
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81.1
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85.2
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89.4
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96.6
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| Educational Attainment (%) |
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| No schooling |
41.8 |
26.8 |
22.9 |
14.9 |
15.1 |
11.8 |
8.6 |
7.9 |
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| Primary |
46.8
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45.5
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43.2
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43.8
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42.9
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41.1
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35.2
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29.9
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| Secondary |
9.8 |
22.7
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27.3
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29.8
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29.2
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32.1
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35.5
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41.0 |
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| Tertiary |
1.8 |
5.0 |
6.6 |
11.5
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12.8
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15.0 |
20.7
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21.2
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| Labour Force |
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| Labour
Force (% of Population) |
40.0 |
31.7 |
33.9 |
38.0 |
34.3 |
38.1 |
39.7 |
38.9 |
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| Male |
56.0 |
n.a. |
48.0 |
50.1
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49.7
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51.7
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53.0 |
54.3
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| Female |
22.0 |
n.a. |
19.8
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26.0 |
19.4
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25.4
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27.3
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24.9
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| Employment by
Industrial Sector (%) |
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| Agriculture, Forestry and
Fishing |
n.a. |
53.0 |
54.5 |
48.3 |
51.2 |
47.7 |
37.7 |
32.8 |
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| Mining
and Quarrying |
n.a. |
0.2 |
0.3 |
1.3 |
1.6 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
1.2 |
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| Manufacturing |
n.a. |
7.3 |
9.3 |
13.8
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12.4
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13.4
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16.8
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17.3
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| Construction |
n.a. |
1.9 |
1.8 |
5.3 |
5.2 |
5.7 |
6.8 |
6.9 |
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| Electricity, Gas and Water |
n.a. |
0.6 |
0.3 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.6 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
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| Wholesale and Retail Trade |
n.a. |
7.9 |
7.0 |
9.7 |
10.7
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11.9
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13.3
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15.9
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| Public
Administration, Defence and Other Personal Services |
n.a. |
29.1 |
26.8 |
21.1 |
18.6 |
18.8 |
23.4 |
25.3 |
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| Unemployment (%
of Labour Force) |
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| Male |
15.3 |
n.a. |
18.9 |
9.2 |
7.8 |
11.3 |
6.4 |
6.3 |
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| Female |
20.0 |
n.a. |
36.4
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24.9
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21.3
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23.6
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17.5
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14.2
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| Total |
16.6
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13.8
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24.0 |
14.7
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11.7
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15.5
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10.4
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8.9 |
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| By Age Groups |
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| 14-18 Years |
n.a. |
47.5 |
65.8 |
30.7 |
30.8 |
48.0 |
35.6 |
35.3 |
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| 19-25 Years |
n.a. |
30.3
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47.8
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31.1
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28.8
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35.3
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30.4
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28.6
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| 26-35 Years |
n.a. |
7.8 |
15.2
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13.1
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8.8 |
10.6
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8.8 |
7.0 |
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| 36-45 Years |
n.a. |
2.4 |
3.9 |
2.7 |
1.7 |
3.2 |
2.4 |
1.9 |
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| 46-55 Years |
n.a. |
2.7 |
1.2 |
0.8 |
0.5 |
0.7 |
1.0 |
0.7 |
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| >55 Years |
n.a. |
1.9 |
0.8 |
0.2 |
0.1 |
0.6 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
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| By Education Level |
|
| No schooling
- Illiterate |
} 16.6 |
6.3 |
8.4 |
3.5 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
0.7 |
0.8 |
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| No schooling - Literate |
5.7 |
6.8 |
2.8 |
1.9 |
1.3 |
0.0 |
1.5 |
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| Primary |
16.4 |
10.5
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14.1
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6.6 |
4.8 |
5.0 |
2.3 |
1.9 |
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| Secondary |
17.9
|
23.0 |
37.1
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21.3
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14.6
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19.8
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12.7
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8.7 |
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| Passed GCE(O/L)/SSC |
25.0 |
39.3
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47.4
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27.6
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24.5
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28.5
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14.7
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13.8
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| Passed GCE(A/L)/HSC |
} 2.9 |
13.9 |
44.4
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36.4
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34.8
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34.8
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23.7
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19.3
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| Graduate |
16.2
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5.3 |
9.7 |
7.6 |
9.3 |
12.4
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| By Sector |
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| Urban |
n.a. |
17.8 |
32.1 |
20.7 |
14.2 |
17.3 |
13.4 |
8.8 |
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| Rural |
n.a. |
14.6
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24.5
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14.6
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12.0 |
16.0 |
10.2
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8.9 |
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| Estate |
n.a. |
7.5 |
12.0 |
5.6 |
5.0 |
9.7 |
6.9 |
9.2 |
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| © ２０１０， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute) |
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Revised: 2010(y)/06(m)/30(d) |
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| Source; |
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Chief Editor: |
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| Economic and Social
Statistics Of Sri Lanka |
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Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.) |
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The Former Head, Department of
Management Studies |
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| (a) Excluding
Nothern and Estren Province |
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University
of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka |
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| (b) Excluding
Kilinochchi,Mullativu and Mannar districts |
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| n.a - Not avilable |
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