Labor force with intermediate education, male in United States of America
United States of America: Labor force with intermediate education, male was 63.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education, male in United States of America, 1994–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with intermediate education.
Analysis
In 2025, labor force with intermediate education, male in United States of America stood at 63.2%.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education, male in United States of America peaked at 75.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 62.6%, in 2020.
United States of America ranks 115th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education, male in United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with intermediate education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 75.0% | — |
| 1995 | 74.8% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 74.8% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 74.6% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 74.1% | -0.8% |
| 1999 | 73.7% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 73.6% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 72.7% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 72.2% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 71.6% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 71.0% | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 71.0% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 70.4% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 68.7% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 67.7% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 66.8% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 66.2% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 65.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 64.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 64.8% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 64.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 64.6% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 62.6% | -3.0% |
| 2021 | 62.8% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 63.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 63.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 63.0% | -0.2% |
| 2025 | 63.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.5% | 73.7% | 75.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 71.2% | 68.7% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.5% | 64.6% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.0% | 62.6% | 63.2% | 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, male in United States of America?
- Labor force with intermediate education, male in United States of America was 63.2% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education, male recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 75.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education, male recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.6% in 2020.
- How does United States of America rank for labor force with intermediate education, male?
- United States of America ranks 115th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with intermediate education, male rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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, 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).