Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Pakistan
Pakistan: Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) was 22.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Pakistan, 2005–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 22.2% for labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 94.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Pakistan peaked at 22.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 2020.
Pakistan ranks 120th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.0% | — |
| 2006 | 12.7% | +26.4% |
| 2007 | 11.3% | -10.6% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | -14.5% |
| 2009 | 10.6% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 11.1% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | -18.5% |
| 2015 | 11.4% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | -8.5% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 9.7% | -5.9% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | +36.4% |
| 2025 | 22.2% | +68.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 9.7% | 12.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.0% | 10.3% | 12.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 15.0% | 9.7% | 22.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 117 Saudi Arabia 28.7% compare
- 118 Kosovo 24.1% compare
- 118 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 24.1% compare
- 121 India 22.1% compare
- 122 Egypt 21.6% compare
- 123 Palestine, State of 11.2% compare
More work & labour data for Pakistan
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1692 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1658 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.1724 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.4553 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 2.11 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 160,228 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 146,712 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 259,090 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 251,911 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 511,001 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Pakistan?
- Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in Pakistan was 22.2% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 22.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 2020.
- How does Pakistan rank for labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female)?
- Pakistan ranks 120th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 94.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).