Labor force with advanced education, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Labor force with advanced education, female was 76.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force with advanced education, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 2010–2024
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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 76.0%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 76.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.2%, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of female working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 68.7% | — |
| 2011 | 68.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 68.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 68.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 69.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 69.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 69.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 67.8% | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 67.9% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 67.4% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 66.2% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 66.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 75.3% | +12.7% |
| 2023 | 75.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 76.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 68.7% | 67.4% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 66.2% | 76.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 4 Montenegro 87.5% compare
- 5 Viet Nam 87.2% compare
- 6 Guatemala 84.9% compare
- 7 Iceland 84.6% compare
- 8 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 84.1% compare
- 9 Seychelles 83.2% compare
- 10 Singapore 83.0% compare
More work & labour data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 48.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 29.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 41.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 35.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 60.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 69.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Labor force with advanced education, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 76.0% 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 76.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.2% in 2020.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for labor force with advanced education, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 7th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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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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).