Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) was 71.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in United Kingdom, 1992–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 71.2% for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in 2025.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in United Kingdom peaked at 83.9% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 70.7%, in 2024.
That places United Kingdom 34th out of 125 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 83.9% | — |
| 1993 | 83.1% | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 82.5% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 82.2% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 82.9% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 82.1% | -1.0% |
| 1999 | 82.3% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 82.7% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 81.7% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 81.8% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 80.9% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 82.3% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 83.1% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 82.7% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 79.2% | -4.3% |
| 2009 | 78.3% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 77.8% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 77.5% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 77.1% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 76.7% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 76.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 76.3% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 76.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 76.8% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 76.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 75.4% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 72.1% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 71.8% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 70.7% | -1.5% |
| 2025 | 71.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 82.7% | 82.1% | 83.9% | 7 |
| 2000s | 81.5% | 78.3% | 83.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 76.3% | 78.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 70.7% | 76.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in United Kingdom?
- Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in United Kingdom was 71.2% in 2025, 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 83.9% in 1992.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.7% in 2024.
- How does United Kingdom rank for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age)?
- United Kingdom ranks 34th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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).