Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) was 56.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Lower middle income, 2010–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
Lower middle income recorded 56.0% for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Lower middle income peaked at 56.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.1%, in 2018.
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 48.7% | — |
| 2012 | 48.5% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 43.1% | -11.0% |
| 2019 | 50.4% | +16.8% |
| 2020 | 48.6% | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 47.9% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 53.4% | +11.6% |
| 2023 | 55.1% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 56.0% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.7% | 43.1% | 50.4% | 4 |
| 2020s | 52.2% | 47.9% | 56.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More work & labour data for Lower middle income
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 76.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 27.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 49.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 38.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 53.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 61.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 41.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Lower middle income?
- Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Lower middle income was 56.0% 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 Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 56.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.1% in 2018.
- How does Lower middle income rank for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age)?
- Lower middle income ranks 11th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle income 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).