Labor force with intermediate education, male in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Labor force with intermediate education, male was 69.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education, male in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1997–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with intermediate education.
Analysis
Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 69.9% for labor force with intermediate education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education, male in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 78.9% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 69.7%, in 2023.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education, male in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 78.9% | — |
| 1998 | 77.6% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 77.0% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 76.2% | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 75.7% | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 74.5% | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 73.7% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 73.1% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 72.6% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 72.4% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 72.0% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 72.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 71.6% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 71.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 71.1% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 71.1% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 70.7% | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 70.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 70.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 70.8% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 71.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 71.0% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 70.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 70.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 69.7% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 69.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.8% | 77.0% | 78.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 73.4% | 71.6% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.0% | 70.6% | 71.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 69.7% | 70.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
More work & labour data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 50.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 25.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 32.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 29.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 68.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 64.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 74.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education, male in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Labor force with intermediate education, male in Central Europe and the Baltics was 69.9% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education, male recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 78.9% in 1997.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education, male recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7% in 2023.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for labor force with intermediate education, male?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 12th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education, male rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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, male (% of male working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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).