Labor force with intermediate education, male in High income
High income: Labor force with intermediate education, male was 68.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education, male in High income, 2000–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with intermediate education.
Analysis
High income recorded 68.6% for labor force with intermediate education, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education, male in High income peaked at 75.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 68.6%, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education, male in High income, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.1% | — |
| 2001 | 74.8% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 74.5% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 73.7% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 73.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 73.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 73.5% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 72.9% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 72.4% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 73.5% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 73.0% | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 72.3% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 71.8% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 72.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 71.3% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 71.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 71.2% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 70.9% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 70.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 69.1% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 69.6% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 69.1% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 69.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 68.6% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.8% | 72.4% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.8% | 70.5% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 68.6% | 69.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
More work & labour data for High income
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 46.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 44.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 69.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education, male in High income?
- Labor force with intermediate education, male in High income was 68.6% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 75.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education, male recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.6% in 2024.
- How does High income rank for labor force with intermediate education, male?
- High income ranks 15th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education, male rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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.
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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).