Labor force with advanced education in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Labor force with advanced education was 68.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Labor force with advanced education in Lower middle income, 2005–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with advanced education in Lower middle income is 68.8%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education in Lower middle income peaked at 69.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 61.9%, in 2018.
Labor force with advanced education in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 69.3% | — |
| 2010 | 67.4% | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 66.7% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 61.9% | -7.1% |
| 2019 | 65.9% | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 64.1% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 63.8% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 67.6% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 68.4% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 68.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.3% | 69.3% | 69.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 61.9% | 67.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 63.8% | 68.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 9 Paraguay 86.8% compare
- 10 Iceland 86.5% compare
- 11 United Kingdom 86.2% compare
- 12 Seychelles 86.2% compare
- 13 Montenegro 85.6% compare
- 14 Belize 85.4% compare
- 15 Singapore 85.1% compare
More work & labour data for Lower middle income
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 27.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 53.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 61.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 41.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education in Lower middle income?
- Labor force with advanced education in Lower middle income was 68.8% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.9% in 2018.
- How does Lower middle income rank for labor force with advanced education?
- Lower middle income ranks 12th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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 (% of total 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).