Labor force with advanced education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Labor force with advanced education, female was 44.5% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Labor force with advanced education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 2010–2021
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 44.5% for labor force with advanced education, female in 2021. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 34.7% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 44.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 2020.
Labor force with advanced education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of female working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 38.9% | — |
| 2012 | 38.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 43.0% | +10.3% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | -23.1% |
| 2021 | 44.5% | +34.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 40.3% | 38.9% | 43.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 38.8% | 33.0% | 44.5% | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
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- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 25.1% (2025)
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 47.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 19.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 13.4% (2025)
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 44.9% (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Labor force with advanced education, female in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 44.5% in 2021, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 2020.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for labor force with advanced education, female?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 17th out of 19 groups with data for 2021.
- Is labor force with advanced education, female rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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).