Labor force with advanced education, female in Canada
Canada: Labor force with advanced education, female was 70.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force with advanced education, female in Canada, 1990–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with advanced education, female in Canada is 70.6%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, female in Canada peaked at 75.5% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 70.2%, in 2020.
That places Canada 85th out of 125 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education, female in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of female working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 75.4% | — |
| 1991 | 75.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 75.2% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 74.9% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 74.2% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 74.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 74.2% | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 73.8% | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 74.2% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 74.1% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 74.2% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 74.5% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 74.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 75.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 75.1% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 74.7% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 74.4% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 74.5% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 74.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 74.3% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 74.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 74.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 73.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 73.2% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 73.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 72.7% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 72.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 72.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 72.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 70.2% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 71.3% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 70.9% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 70.7% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 70.6% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.6% | 73.8% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 74.2% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 72.2% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.8% | 70.2% | 71.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, female in Canada?
- Labor force with advanced education, female in Canada was 70.6% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 75.5% in 1991.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.2% in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for labor force with advanced education, female?
- Canada ranks 85th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with advanced education, female rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with advanced education, female (% of female working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).