Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population) in OECD members
OECD members: Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population) was 44.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Labor force with basic education in OECD members, 2000–2024
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 OECD members stood at 44.7%.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with basic education in OECD members peaked at 46.2% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 2020.
Labor force with basic education (% of total working-age population) in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total working-age population with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 44.5% | — |
| 2001 | 43.5% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 45.4% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 45.3% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 45.0% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 45.7% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 46.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 45.7% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 45.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 45.5% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 45.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 45.6% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 45.0% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 44.5% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 45.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 45.1% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 45.2% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 45.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 45.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 43.0% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 44.1% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 44.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 44.6% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 44.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.3% | 43.5% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.2% | 44.5% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.1% | 43.0% | 44.7% | 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 in OECD members?
- Labor force with basic education in OECD members was 44.7% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2007.
- What is the lowest labor force with basic education recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 2020.
- How does OECD members rank for labor force with basic education?
- OECD members ranks 11th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with basic education rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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 (% of total working-age population with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 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).