Labor force with basic education, female in High income
High income: Labor force with basic education, female was 30.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with basic education, female in High income, 2000–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female working-age population with basic education.
Analysis
High income recorded 30.5% for labor force with basic education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with basic education, female in High income peaked at 34.3% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Labor force with basic education, female in High income, year by year
| Year | % of female working-age population with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.1% | — |
| 2001 | 33.7% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 33.4% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 33.3% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 32.8% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 34.1% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 33.7% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 34.3% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 31.9% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 31.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 31.6% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 31.5% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 30.4% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 30.7% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 30.0% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 29.7% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 30.3% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 30.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.7% | 32.8% | 34.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.3% | 30.4% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 29.6% | 30.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
More work & labour data for High income
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 46.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 44.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 69.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with basic education, female in High income?
- Labor force with basic education, female in High income was 30.5% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with basic education, female recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 34.3% in 2009.
- What is the lowest labor force with basic education, female recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 2020.
- How does High income rank for labor force with basic education, female?
- High income ranks 11th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with basic education, female rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High 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 basic education, female (% of female working-age population with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with basic education to the working-age population with basic education. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).