Labor force with advanced education, female in United States of America
United States of America: Labor force with advanced education, female was 67.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force with advanced education, female in United States of America, 1994–2025
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 United States of America is 67.5%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, female in United States of America peaked at 75.7% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 67.5%, in 2025.
United States of America ranks 98th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education, female in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of female working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 75.7% | — |
| 1995 | 75.5% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 75.5% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 75.6% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 75.3% | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 74.7% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 74.2% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 73.4% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 73.2% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 73.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 73.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 73.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 73.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 73.1% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 73.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 73.3% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 72.4% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 71.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 71.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 70.4% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 69.7% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 69.4% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 69.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 69.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 67.8% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 67.6% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 68.2% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 68.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 68.2% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 67.5% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.4% | 74.7% | 75.7% | 6 |
| 2000s | 73.3% | 73.0% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.4% | 69.3% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 67.5% | 68.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 96 Cape Verde 68.0% compare
- 97 El Salvador 68.0% compare
- 99 Saint Lucia 67.3% compare
- 100 Burkina Faso 66.7% compare
- 101 Côte d'Ivoire 65.8% compare
More work & labour data for United States of America
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 113,208 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.24 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 178,849 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.4 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.05 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 159,991 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 141,322 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.55 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.27 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3372 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, female in United States of America?
- Labor force with advanced education, female in United States of America was 67.5% 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 75.7% in 1994.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.5% in 2025.
- How does United States of America rank for labor force with advanced education, female?
- United States of America ranks 98th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with advanced education, female rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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).