Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education) by country
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).
Countries reporting
125
Highest
87.6%
Tanzania, United Republic of
Lowest
37.7%
Senegal
Median
65.2%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,676
What the numbers show
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education) is currently reported for 125 countries. The highest value is 87.6% in Tanzania, United Republic of; the lowest is 37.7% in Senegal.
The median across all reporting countries is 65.2%, and the mean is 64.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 54 countries rose and 71 fell. The largest increase was in Côte d'Ivoire (up 49.5%), and the largest decrease in Philippines (down 37.3%).
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age popula: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 87.6% | 2024 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 2 | Cambodia | 84.5% | 2023 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 3 | Nigeria | 82.8% | 2024 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 4 | Qatar | 79.6% | 2020 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 5 | Guatemala | 79.3% | 2024 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 6 | United Arab Emirates | 78.9% | 2023 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 7 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 78.3% | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 8 | Malta | 77.8% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 9 | Angola | 77.2% | 2024 | up 41.1% | falling |
| 10 | Seychelles | 77.1% | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 11 | Paraguay | 77.0% | 2017 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 12 | Uganda | 76.1% | 2021 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 13 | Mali | 75.5% | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 14 | Portugal | 75.1% | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 74.7% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 16 | Republic of Moldova | 74.6% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 17 | Thailand | 74.2% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 18 | Macau (China) | 74.1% | 2016 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 19 | Uruguay | 74.0% | 2024 | down 7.5% | flat |
| 20 | Saint Lucia | 73.8% | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 21 | Brazil | 73.5% | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 22 | Peru | 73.4% | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 23 | Iceland | 73.2% | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 24 | New Zealand | 73.0% | 2020 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 25 | Grenada | 72.7% | 2023 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 26 | Belize | 72.4% | 2019 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 27 | Barbados | 71.9% | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 28 | Australia | 71.8% | 2024 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 29 | Togo | 71.4% | 2022 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 30 | Indonesia | 71.3% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 31 | Netherlands | 71.3% | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 32 | Ghana | 71.2% | 2024 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 33 | Trinidad and Tobago | 71.2% | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 34 | United Kingdom | 71.2% | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 35 | Estonia | 70.5% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 36 | Brunei Darussalam | 70.2% | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 37 | Niger | 69.9% | 2022 | up 46.9% | rising |
| 38 | Ecuador | 69.0% | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 39 | Panama | 68.9% | 2024 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 40 | Jamaica | 68.8% | 2023 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 41 | Belarus | 68.8% | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 42 | Colombia | 68.5% | 2025 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 43 | Mauritius | 68.4% | 2024 | up 7.3% | flat |
| 44 | Georgia | 68.3% | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 45 | Israel | 68.0% | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 46 | Malaysia | 67.7% | 2022 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 47 | Sweden | 67.6% | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 48 | Ireland | 67.6% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 49 | Botswana | 67.6% | 2024 | up 8.1% | falling |
| 50 | Zimbabwe | 67.1% | 2024 | down 16.2% | flat |
| 51 | Dominican Republic | 67.0% | 2025 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 52 | South Africa | 67.0% | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 53 | Denmark | 66.8% | 2024 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 54 | Cyprus | 66.5% | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 55 | Côte d'Ivoire | 66.5% | 2022 | up 49.5% | rising |
| 56 | Chile | 66.4% | 2025 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 57 | Singapore | 66.3% | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 58 | Albania | 66.3% | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 59 | El Salvador | 66.1% | 2024 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 60 | Czechia | 66.0% | 2024 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 61 | Myanmar | 65.9% | 2020 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 62 | Switzerland | 65.6% | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 63 | Armenia | 65.2% | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 64 | Finland | 64.9% | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 65 | Mexico | 64.6% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 66 | Hungary | 64.5% | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 67 | Slovak Republic | 64.4% | 2024 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 68 | Serbia | 64.1% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 69 | Saudi Arabia | 63.7% | 2024 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 70 | Argentina | 63.5% | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 71 | Kyrgyzstan | 63.5% | 2018 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 72 | Germany | 63.4% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 73 | Ukraine | 62.8% | 2021 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 74 | Austria | 62.7% | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 75 | Hong Kong (China) | 62.4% | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 76 | Russia | 62.1% | 2024 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 77 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 61.8% | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 78 | Italy | 61.7% | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 79 | Spain | 61.7% | 2025 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 80 | Korea | 61.5% | 2025 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 81 | Türkiye | 61.4% | 2024 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 82 | Slovenia | 61.4% | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 83 | Costa Rica | 61.2% | 2025 | down 7.6% | flat |
| 84 | Latvia | 61.0% | 2024 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 85 | Namibia | 60.8% | 2018 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 86 | Greece | 60.5% | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 87 | Bangladesh | 60.2% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 88 | Lithuania | 60.2% | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 89 | North Macedonia | 60.1% | 2024 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 90 | Norway | 60.0% | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 91 | Canada | 59.8% | 2025 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 92 | Croatia | 59.7% | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 93 | Mongolia | 59.5% | 2024 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 94 | Poland | 59.0% | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 95 | Rwanda | 58.8% | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 96 | France | 58.7% | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 97 | Malawi | 58.4% | 2024 | down 25.4% | falling |
| 98 | Zambia | 58.2% | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 99 | Cape Verde | 58.2% | 2019 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 100 | Bulgaria | 57.8% | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 101 | Tunisia | 57.6% | 2023 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 102 | Bhutan | 57.1% | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 103 | Luxembourg | 57.1% | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 104 | Belgium | 56.9% | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 105 | Romania | 56.9% | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 106 | Montenegro | 56.8% | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 107 | Kenya | 56.5% | 2022 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 108 | United States | 56.4% | 2025 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 109 | Japan | 55.5% | 2020 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 110 | Burkina Faso | 54.9% | 2024 | up 19.5% | flat |
| 111 | Fiji | 53.9% | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 112 | Pakistan | 53.7% | 2025 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 113 | Morocco | 52.9% | 2022 | up 11.7% | flat |
| 114 | Honduras | 52.8% | 2025 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 115 | Egypt | 51.5% | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 116 | India | 47.9% | 2024 | up 6.4% | falling |
| 117 | Sri Lanka | 47.1% | 2023 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 118 | Philippines | 46.8% | 2023 | down 37.3% | falling |
| 119 | Timor-Leste | 46.3% | 2022 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 120 | Kosovo | 45.3% | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 120 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 45.3% | 2024 | down 14.1% | falling |
| 122 | Iran | 44.3% | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 123 | Jordan | 40.9% | 2023 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 124 | Palestine, State of | 38.0% | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 125 | Senegal | 37.7% | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 70.1%
- Euro area 62.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean 69.9%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 69.9%
- Europe & Central Asia 63.2%
- OECD members 61.9%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 61.7%
- High income 61.5%
- Post-demographic dividend 61.3%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 60.6%
- North America 56.8%
- Lower middle income 56.0%
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).