Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in India
India: Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) was 47.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in India, 1994–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
India recorded 47.9% for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in India peaked at 55.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 2018.
India ranks 116th 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 (% of total working-age) in India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 51.6% | — |
| 2000 | 50.7% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 55.1% | +8.7% |
| 2010 | 46.5% | -15.6% |
| 2012 | 45.0% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 41.4% | -7.9% |
| 2019 | 42.6% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 42.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 44.1% | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 45.2% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 47.2% | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 47.9% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.6% | 51.6% | 51.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.9% | 50.7% | 55.1% | 2 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 41.4% | 46.5% | 4 |
| 2020s | 45.4% | 42.8% | 47.9% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in India?
- Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in India was 47.9% 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 55.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 2018.
- How does India rank for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age)?
- India ranks 116th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. 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 (% of total 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).