Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female working-age population with intermediate education) by country
The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).
Countries reporting
125
Highest
82.4%
Tanzania
Lowest
9.9%
Jordan
Median
55.0%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,676
What the numbers show
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female working-age population with intermediate education) is currently reported for 125 countries. The highest value is 82.4% in Tanzania; the lowest is 9.9% in Jordan.
The median across all reporting countries is 55.0%, and the mean is 54.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.
Over the past decade 60 countries rose and 65 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 133.6%), and the largest decrease in Philippines (down 38.2%).
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanzania | 82.4% | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 2 | Nigeria | 81.4% | 2024 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 3 | Cambodia | 79.4% | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 4 | Seychelles | 76.5% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 5 | Moldova | 73.8% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 6 | Angola | 73.0% | 2024 | up 65.1% | falling |
| 7 | Portugal | 72.3% | 2025 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 8 | Malta | 71.5% | 2024 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 9 | Bolivia | 70.8% | 2024 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 10 | Guatemala | 70.3% | 2024 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 11 | Grenada | 70.0% | 2023 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 12 | Macao | 69.8% | 2016 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 13 | Uganda | 69.0% | 2021 | up 45.4% | rising |
| 14 | Vietnam | 68.9% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 15 | Netherlands | 68.3% | 2024 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 16 | Australia | 68.3% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 17 | Ghana | 68.1% | 2024 | up 8.7% | falling |
| 18 | Saint Lucia | 67.9% | 2024 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 19 | Uruguay | 67.5% | 2024 | down 6.9% | flat |
| 20 | New Zealand | 67.2% | 2020 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 21 | United Kingdom | 67.0% | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 22 | Iceland | 66.5% | 2024 | down 17.6% | falling |
| 23 | Thailand | 66.2% | 2024 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 24 | Barbados | 65.0% | 2023 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 25 | Niger | 64.4% | 2022 | up 68.4% | rising |
| 26 | Paraguay | 64.2% | 2017 | up 5.3% | flat |
| 27 | Brazil | 63.9% | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 28 | Israel | 63.9% | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 29 | Togo | 63.7% | 2022 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 30 | Peru | 63.3% | 2025 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 31 | Jamaica | 63.1% | 2023 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 32 | Sweden | 62.8% | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 33 | Belize | 62.8% | 2019 | down 7.1% | flat |
| 34 | Botswana | 62.7% | 2024 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 35 | Trinidad and Tobago | 62.6% | 2024 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 36 | Estonia | 62.6% | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 37 | Mali | 62.3% | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 38 | Belarus | 62.0% | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 39 | Switzerland | 61.6% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 40 | Denmark | 61.3% | 2024 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 41 | South Africa | 60.8% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 42 | Dominican Republic | 60.3% | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 43 | Finland | 59.9% | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 44 | Singapore | 59.9% | 2024 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 45 | Brunei | 59.9% | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 46 | Germany | 59.2% | 2024 | down 2.8% | rising |
| 47 | Ireland | 59.2% | 2024 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 48 | Czechia | 59.0% | 2024 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 49 | Hong Kong | 59.0% | 2024 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 50 | Austria | 58.7% | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 51 | Georgia | 58.4% | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 52 | Cyprus | 58.3% | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 53 | Namibia | 58.1% | 2018 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 54 | Mauritius | 58.1% | 2024 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 55 | Zimbabwe | 58.0% | 2024 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 56 | Spain | 57.7% | 2025 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 57 | Slovakia | 57.5% | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 58 | Panama | 57.5% | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 59 | Chile | 57.0% | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 60 | Hungary | 56.9% | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 61 | Colombia | 56.5% | 2025 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 62 | Serbia | 55.9% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 63 | France | 55.0% | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 64 | El Salvador | 54.5% | 2024 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 65 | Argentina | 54.5% | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 66 | Slovenia | 54.5% | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 67 | South Korea | 54.2% | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 68 | Croatia | 54.0% | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 69 | Rwanda | 54.0% | 2024 | down 26.9% | falling |
| 70 | Ecuador | 53.9% | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 71 | Albania | 53.8% | 2024 | up 20.1% | rising |
| 72 | Armenia | 53.7% | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 73 | Ukraine | 53.7% | 2021 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 74 | Russia | 53.6% | 2024 | down 23.6% | falling |
| 75 | Indonesia | 53.4% | 2023 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 76 | Malaysia | 53.4% | 2022 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 77 | Norway | 53.4% | 2024 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 78 | Italy | 53.3% | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 79 | Luxembourg | 53.0% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 80 | Cote d'Ivoire | 52.8% | 2022 | up 50.8% | rising |
| 81 | Cape Verde | 52.1% | 2019 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 82 | Canada | 51.8% | 2025 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 83 | Mexico | 51.6% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 84 | Qatar | 51.3% | 2020 | up 35.5% | falling |
| 85 | Malawi | 51.3% | 2024 | down 25.3% | falling |
| 86 | Latvia | 51.3% | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 87 | Costa Rica | 51.2% | 2025 | down 6.8% | rising |
| 88 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 51.0% | 2024 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 89 | Greece | 50.3% | 2024 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 90 | Lithuania | 50.2% | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 91 | Kenya | 50.1% | 2022 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 92 | North Macedonia | 50.0% | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 93 | Bulgaria | 49.5% | 2024 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 94 | Belgium | 49.5% | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 95 | Burkina Faso | 49.4% | 2024 | up 22.8% | flat |
| 96 | United States | 49.4% | 2025 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 97 | Myanmar | 49.2% | 2020 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 98 | Romania | 48.2% | 2024 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 99 | Poland | 48.1% | 2024 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 100 | Mongolia | 48.1% | 2024 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 101 | Bhutan | 48.0% | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 102 | Montenegro | 47.8% | 2020 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 103 | Kyrgyzstan | 47.1% | 2018 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 104 | United Arab Emirates | 47.0% | 2023 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 105 | Honduras | 46.8% | 2025 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 106 | Zambia | 44.6% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 107 | Japan | 44.6% | 2020 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 108 | Bangladesh | 42.0% | 2024 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 109 | Turkey | 40.4% | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 110 | East Timor | 39.2% | 2022 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 111 | Fiji | 38.7% | 2024 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 112 | Philippines | 38.2% | 2023 | down 38.2% | falling |
| 113 | Morocco | 34.2% | 2022 | up 10.5% | falling |
| 114 | Tunisia | 33.7% | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 115 | Sri Lanka | 32.6% | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 116 | Senegal | 29.3% | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 117 | Saudi Arabia | 28.7% | 2024 | up 133.6% | rising |
| 118 | Kosovo | 24.1% | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 118 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 24.1% | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 120 | Pakistan | 22.2% | 2025 | up 94.6% | rising |
| 121 | India | 22.1% | 2024 | up 32.6% | rising |
| 122 | Egypt | 21.6% | 2024 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 123 | Palestine | 11.2% | 2025 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 124 | Iran | 11.1% | 2024 | up 15.5% | falling |
| 125 | Jordan | 9.9% | 2023 | down 30.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 59.5%
- Euro area 57.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean 59.4%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 59.4%
- European Union 56.7%
- Europe & Central Asia 56.0%
- Post-demographic dividend 55.4%
- High income 54.7%
- OECD members 54.3%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 51.6%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 50.8%
- North America 49.7%
- Lower middle income 41.3%
- Early-demographic dividend 34.2%
- South Asia 24.7%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 24.7%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 20.0%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 15.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 15.4%
About this data
The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).