Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in OECD members
OECD members: Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) was 61.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in OECD members, 2000–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
OECD members recorded 61.9% for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in OECD members peaked at 67.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 60.1%, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in OECD members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.0% | — |
| 2001 | 66.9% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 66.4% | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 65.9% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 65.7% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 66.3% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 66.1% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 65.4% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 64.7% | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 63.5% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 63.0% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 63.8% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 62.6% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 62.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 62.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 62.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 62.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 60.1% | -3.6% |
| 2021 | 61.6% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 62.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 62.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 61.9% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.1% | 65.4% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 62.3% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 60.1% | 62.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More work & labour data for OECD members
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in OECD members?
- Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in OECD members was 61.9% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.1% in 2020.
- How does OECD members rank for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age)?
- OECD members ranks 5th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members 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).