Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in United States of America
United States of America: Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) was 49.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in United States of America, 1994–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2025, labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in United States of America stood at 49.4%.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in United States of America peaked at 58.5% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2021.
That places United States of America 96th out of 125 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 58.1% | — |
| 1995 | 58.0% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 58.2% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 58.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 58.1% | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 58.2% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 57.9% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 57.6% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 57.2% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 56.7% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 56.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 55.9% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 55.7% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 55.2% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 54.9% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 54.1% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 53.4% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 52.7% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 51.1% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 50.6% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 50.2% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 50.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 49.9% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 50.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 48.2% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 48.1% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 48.9% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 49.5% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 49.4% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.2% | 58.0% | 58.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 56.1% | 54.1% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.0% | 49.9% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.9% | 48.1% | 49.5% | 6 |
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More work & labour data for United States of America
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 113,208 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 61.24 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 178,849 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 4.4 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.05 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 159,991 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 141,322 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.55 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.27 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate 0.3372 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in United States of America?
- Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) in United States of America was 49.4% 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 United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 1997.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2021.
- How does United States of America rank for labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female)?
- United States of America ranks 96th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female) rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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).