Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) was 53.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Early-demographic dividend, 2005–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
In 2024, labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Early-demographic dividend stood at 53.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 58.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 51.0%, in 2018.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 58.0% | — |
| 2010 | 53.9% | -7.1% |
| 2012 | 54.2% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 51.0% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 52.5% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 51.7% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 52.4% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 53.8% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 55.5% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 53.5% | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.0% | 58.0% | 58.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 52.9% | 51.0% | 54.2% | 4 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 51.7% | 55.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More work & labour data for Early-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 37.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 60.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 36.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 50.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 24.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Early-demographic dividend?
- Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Early-demographic dividend was 53.5% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.0% in 2018.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age)?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 12th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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 (% of total 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).