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04/05/2025

A joint 2022 study by the UGC and UNICEF reveals widespread incidents of ragging and violence affecting students across state universities in Sri Lanka.

From verbal harassment to psychological and physical abuse, the findings highlight a deeply rooted culture of fear, intimidation, and silence—with some faculties reporting especially high levels of severity.

28/01/2025

As per the Fragile States Index 2024 by The Fund for Peace, Syria is the highest-ranked Asian country with a score of 108.1, followed by Yemen & Afghanistan at second and third, respectively. Sri Lanka stays at 9th place in Asia while 33rd in the global ranking, which shows a 3-place improvement relative to the 2023 index.

The Fragile States Index (FSI) is a tool developed by the Fund for Peace (FFP) to assess the vulnerability and stability of countries around the world. It measures a country's resilience and susceptibility to collapse or conflict based on a wide range of social, economic, political, and security indicators. According to the Index, higher FSI scores indicate greater fragility and risk of instability or conflict, and lower FSI scores indicate stronger resilience and stability.

20/01/2025

In an era where the AI is making a huge impact on the job market, the majority of the employees worry about the job losses due to the AI. Meanwhile, company leaders are concerned about the hidden talent shortage. As per the study conducted by Microsoft and LinkedIn for their 2024 Work Trend Index Annual Report, 55% of leaders have said that they are concerned about having enough talent to fill roles in the year ahead. The percentage is higher for the leaders in sectors such as cybersecurity, engineering, and creative design.

01/01/2025

Cheers to a year full of insights, trends, and stats! 🎉📊 Here’s to 2025 bringing more data-driven stories and endless possibilities. Happy New Year from Infoloop!

12/10/2024

Employee well-being is the new workplace imperative. Globally, employee engagement and well-being remain very low, and it’s holding back enormous growth potential. Considering the daily negative emotions of the employees, globally, 41% of the employees say they feel stress a lot during their working day.

The highest regional percentage of daily stress is recorded in the Middle East and North Africa, at 52%, while 31% of South Asian employees experience stress regarding their working day. Among the South Asian countries, Sri Lanka has recorded the highest regional percentage of employees with daily stress, which is 62%, showing an increase in the percentage relative to the last year.

27/11/2023

In Sri Lanka, spirituality deeply intertwines with daily life, shaping the beliefs and practices of its people. The fabric of faith is woven intricately into the culture, with a substantial majority, approximately 90%, embracing the belief in gods or unseen beings. This reverence extends further, with 88% acknowledging the concept of karma, recognizing the influence of actions and consequences.

Within this vibrant tapestry of beliefs, about 85% of Sri Lankans hold a belief in fate, perceiving life's events as predestined or guided by a higher force. This sense of destiny often coexists harmoniously with individual agency, creating a balance between divine intervention and personal choices.

Moreover, religion holds a paramount position in the hearts and lives of 92% of Sri Lankans, emphasizing its significant role in guiding moral values, societal norms, and personal conduct.
Yet, amidst this rich spiritual landscape, around 54% acknowledge the potential influence of spells, curses, or magic on people's lives. This acknowledgement of mystical forces illustrates a nuanced relationship between tradition and modernity, where ancient beliefs and practices intersect with contemporary perspectives.

These data have been collected by a survey conducted by Pew Research Center from June 01 – September 04, 2022, among adults in six South & and Southeast Asian countries including Sri Lanka.

05/07/2023

As per the 17th edition (2023) of the Global Peace Index (GPI) released by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), global peacefulness has deteriorated for the 13th time in the last 15 years. The GPI covers 163 countries comprising 99.7 per cent of the world’s population and measures the state of peace across three domains: the level of Societal Safety and Security; the extent of Ongoing Domestic and International Conflict; and the degree of Militarisation.

According to the report, Iceland has become once again the most peaceful country in the world & it has remained at the top since 2008. Denmark, Ireland, New Zealand & Austria are other countries in the top five. Afghanistan has ranked at the bottom of the index preceded by Yemen, Syria & South Sudan.

Among the 163 countries, Kazakhstan is the most improved country compared to its rank in the peace index 2022. In 2022, Kazakhstan was the most deteriorated country in the index & has regained its position this year. Oman, Côte d'Ivoire, Azerbaijan & Thailand are the other countries which have improved significantly this year.

Meanwhile, Ecuador has dropped by 24 places by being the most deteriorated country compared to the rank in the last year. Equatorial Guinea, Sri Lanka, Haiti, & Eswatini are the other countries which have shown significant drops in their ranks this year. Sri Lanka was one of the fast climbers in the 2022 index but has lost its rank due to the economic decline, violent protests and the ouster of the government last July.

06/02/2023

The Unemployment rate is defined as the proportion of the unemployed population to the total labour force. Considering the unemployment rate by level of education in Sri Lanka, the highest unemployment rate for the 2nd quarter of 2022 is reported from the G.C.E. (A/L) and above group which is 7.8 percent and the least from the below G.C.E (O/L) group. Gender-wise, Female unemployment rates are higher than males in all education levels. Data shows that the problem of unemployment is acute in the educated sector while it is more acute in the case of educated females than educated males.

11/01/2023

The Global Innovation Index captures the innovation ecosystem performance of economies of countries and tracks the most recent global innovation trends. These scores are based on 7 categories: business sophistication, market sophistication, infrastructure, human capital and research, institutions, creative outputs, and knowledge & technology outputs. According to the index scores Switzerland is at the top among 132 economies with a score of 64.6 followed by the United States of America, Sweden, the United Kingdom & Netherlands.

Among the Asian countries, the Republic of Korea is at the top as per the Innovation index while holding the 6th position at the Global level. Singapore, China, Japan & Israel are the other countries which lie among the top 05 in the Asian region. Sri Lanka is at the 85th position in the Global Innovation Index list with a score of 24.2 while being 27th among 38 Asian economies.

08/12/2022

Employee well-being is the new workplace imperative. Globally, employee engagement and well-being remain very low, and it’s holding back enormous growth potential. Considering daily negative emotions of the employees, globally, 44% of the employees say they experience stress regarding their working day.
The highest regional percentage of daily stress is recorded from East Asia, which is 55% while 35% of South Asian employees experience stress regarding their working day.
Among the South Asian countries, Sri Lanka has recorded the highest regional percentage of employees with daily stress which is 55%.

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