Labor force with intermediate education, male in India
India: Labor force with intermediate education, male was 67.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education, male in India, 1994–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with intermediate education.
Analysis
India recorded 67.3% for labor force with intermediate education, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education, male in India peaked at 71.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 60.4%, in 2018.
India ranks 95th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education, male in India, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 66.3% | — |
| 2000 | 69.3% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 71.7% | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 64.3% | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 63.7% | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 60.4% | -5.2% |
| 2019 | 62.2% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 61.3% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 63.3% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 64.6% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 65.7% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 67.3% | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.3% | 66.3% | 66.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 70.5% | 69.3% | 71.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 62.6% | 60.4% | 64.3% | 4 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 61.3% | 67.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education, male in India?
- Labor force with intermediate education, male in India was 67.3% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 71.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.4% in 2018.
- How does India rank for labor force with intermediate education, male?
- India ranks 95th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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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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).