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# Higher education ≠ higher employment
- URL: https://www.examiner.media/higher-education-higher-employability/
- Published: 2026-04-24T07:41:38.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-24T09:44:12.000Z
- Author: The Examiner
- Tags: chart, maintag-Chart, Week-15-2026

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/56/2b/562b4f8e-9dd1-43bb-a213-bc1615650661/content/images/2026/04/Tech-layoff-charts--2--1.jpg)

Source: [Department of Census and Statistics](https://www.statistics.gov.lk/LabourForce/StaticalInformation/AnnualReports?ref=examiner.media)

NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) rate is decreasing steadily. But educational attainment doesn't correspond to more employment or productivity.