Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population) was 60.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Labor force with basic education in Lower middle income, 2005–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total working-age population with basic education.
Analysis
In 2024, labor force with basic education in Lower middle income stood at 60.0%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with basic education in Lower middle income peaked at 60.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.9%, in 2018.
Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % of total working-age population with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 58.2% | — |
| 2010 | 56.3% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 54.2% | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | -9.8% |
| 2019 | 53.4% | +9.2% |
| 2020 | 52.9% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 53.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 56.4% | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 59.1% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 60.0% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.2% | 58.2% | 58.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 48.9% | 56.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 52.9% | 60.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More work & labour data for Lower middle income
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 27.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 53.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.0% (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, female (% of female population ages) 41.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 61.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with basic education in Lower middle income?
- Labor force with basic education in Lower middle income was 60.0% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with basic education recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force with basic education recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.9% in 2018.
- How does Lower middle income rank for labor force with basic education?
- Lower middle income ranks 1st out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with basic education rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 (% of total 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).