Labor force with basic education, female in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Labor force with basic education, female was 45.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force with basic education, female in Lower middle income, 2005–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female working-age population with basic education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with basic education, female in Lower middle income is 45.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 66.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with basic education, female in Lower middle income peaked at 45.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 2018.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Labor force with basic education, female in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of female working-age population with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.2% | — |
| 2010 | 30.7% | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 27.6% | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | -28.8% |
| 2019 | 34.6% | +76.4% |
| 2020 | 29.8% | -13.9% |
| 2021 | 30.5% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 41.2% | +35.1% |
| 2023 | 44.6% | +8.3% |
| 2024 | 45.9% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.2% | 29.2% | 29.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 28.2% | 19.6% | 34.6% | 4 |
| 2020s | 38.4% | 29.8% | 45.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
- 1 Tanzania, United Republic of 88.7% compare
- 2 Saint Lucia 84.4% compare
- 3 Nigeria 81.8% compare
- 4 Uganda 78.2% 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 basic education, female in Lower middle income?
- Labor force with basic education, female in Lower middle income was 45.9% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 45.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force with basic education, female recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 2018.
- How does Lower middle income rank for labor force with basic education, female?
- Lower middle income ranks 1st out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with basic education, female rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 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).