Labor force with basic education, male in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Labor force with basic education, male was 74.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with basic education, male in Early-demographic dividend, 2005–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with basic education.
Analysis
Early-demographic dividend recorded 74.3% for labor force with basic education, male in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with basic education, male in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 78.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Labor force with basic education, male in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 78.8% | — |
| 2010 | 76.2% | -3.3% |
| 2012 | 76.4% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 73.4% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 74.2% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 73.2% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 73.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 73.3% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 74.1% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 74.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.8% | 78.8% | 78.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 75.0% | 73.4% | 76.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 73.2% | 74.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More work & labour data for Early-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 37.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 60.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 36.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 50.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 24.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with basic education, male in Early-demographic dividend?
- Labor force with basic education, male in Early-demographic dividend was 74.3% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with basic education, male recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest labor force with basic education, male recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 2020.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for labor force with basic education, male?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 4th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with basic education, male rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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, male (% of male 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).