Labor force with basic education, male in High income
High income: Labor force with basic education, male was 50.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with basic education, male in High income, 2000–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with basic education.
Analysis
High income recorded 50.9% for labor force with basic education, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with basic education, male in High income peaked at 56.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 50.1%, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Labor force with basic education, male in High income, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.3% | — |
| 2001 | 54.4% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 54.2% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 54.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 53.9% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 54.2% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 55.2% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 54.4% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 54.1% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | -4.9% |
| 2011 | 51.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 51.2% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 50.6% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 51.2% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 50.7% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 51.9% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 51.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 51.6% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 50.1% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 50.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 51.0% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 51.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 50.9% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.6% | 53.9% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.3% | 50.6% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.8% | 50.1% | 51.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
- 11 Niger 80.6% compare
- 12 Paraguay 80.3% compare
- 13 Nigeria 80.2% compare
- 14 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 80.1% compare
- 15 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 79.7% compare
- 16 Belize 78.9% compare
- 17 Saudi Arabia 78.5% compare
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, male in High income?
- Labor force with basic education, male in High income was 50.9% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 56.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest labor force with basic education, male recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.1% in 2020.
- How does High income rank for labor force with basic education, male?
- High income ranks 14th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with basic education, male rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. 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, 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).