Labor force with basic education, male in North America
North America: Labor force with basic education, male was 53.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force with basic education, male in North America, 1994–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with basic education.
Analysis
North America recorded 53.3% for labor force with basic education, male in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with basic education, male in North America peaked at 55.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 1994.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Labor force with basic education, male in North America, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 48.9% | — |
| 1995 | 49.1% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 49.7% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 50.6% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 50.2% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 50.2% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 52.8% | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 52.6% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 53.3% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 53.5% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 54.2% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 54.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 55.5% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 55.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 55.0% | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 53.9% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 53.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 52.7% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 52.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 53.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 52.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 52.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 52.7% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 52.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 53.5% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 53.9% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 52.4% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 52.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 54.2% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 55.3% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 55.0% | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 53.3% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.8% | 48.9% | 50.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 54.1% | 52.6% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 52.6% | 53.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.8% | 52.4% | 55.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
More work & labour data for North America
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 52.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 52.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 69.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 74.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 56.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with basic education, male in North America?
- Labor force with basic education, male in North America was 53.3% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with basic education, male recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 55.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest labor force with basic education, male recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 1994.
- How does North America rank for labor force with basic education, male?
- North America ranks 12th out of 17 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with basic education, male rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this North America 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 32 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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).