Labor force with basic education, male in OECD members
OECD members: Labor force with basic education, male was 56.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Labor force with basic education, male in OECD members, 2000–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with basic education.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 56.3% for labor force with basic education, male in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with basic education, male in OECD members peaked at 59.4% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 54.6%, in 2020.
Labor force with basic education, male in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.7% | — |
| 2001 | 55.8% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 58.9% | +5.5% |
| 2003 | 58.8% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 58.6% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 58.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 58.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 59.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 58.9% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 58.6% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 58.4% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 58.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 58.3% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 57.8% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 56.9% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 57.7% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 57.4% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 57.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 57.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 57.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 54.6% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 56.0% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 56.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 56.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 56.3% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.4% | 55.8% | 59.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.7% | 56.9% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.9% | 54.6% | 56.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More work & labour data for OECD members
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with basic education, male in OECD members?
- Labor force with basic education, male in OECD members was 56.3% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 59.4% in 2007.
- What is the lowest labor force with basic education, male recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.6% in 2020.
- How does OECD members rank for labor force with basic education, male?
- OECD members ranks 11th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with basic education, male rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD members 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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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).