Labor force with advanced education, female in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Labor force with advanced education, female was 50.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Labor force with advanced education, female in Early-demographic dividend, 2005–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2024, labor force with advanced education, female in Early-demographic dividend stood at 50.2%. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, female in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 56.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 50.2%, in 2024.
Labor force with advanced education, female in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of female working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 54.7% | — |
| 2010 | 53.9% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 53.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 52.6% | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 54.6% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 51.3% | -6.0% |
| 2021 | 54.8% | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 54.5% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 56.0% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 50.2% | -10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.7% | 54.7% | 54.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 53.8% | 52.6% | 54.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 50.2% | 56.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More work & labour data for Early-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 36.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 50.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 37.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 60.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 24.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, female in Early-demographic dividend?
- Labor force with advanced education, female in Early-demographic dividend was 50.2% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.2% in 2024.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for labor force with advanced education, female?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 14th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education, female rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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).