Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age) by country
Countries reporting
107
Highest
1.0%
Kazakhstan
Lowest
0.3%
Djibouti
Median
0.7%
Years covered
52
1970–2021
Data points
1,429
What the numbers show
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of labor force with high education in working age) is currently reported for 107 countries. The highest value is 1.0% in Kazakhstan; the lowest is 0.3% in Djibouti.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.7%, and the mean is 0.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 63 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Senegal (up 80.6%), and the largest decrease in Rwanda (down 34.7%).
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, above primary education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 1.0% | 2018 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 2 | Ghana | 0.9% | 2016 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 3 | Togo | 0.9% | 2018 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 4 | Georgia | 0.9% | 2020 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 5 | Niger | 0.9% | 2018 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 6 | Uganda | 0.9% | 2016 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 7 | Cambodia | 0.8% | 2012 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 8 | Sweden | 0.8% | 2016 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 9 | Spain | 0.8% | 2016 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 10 | Belarus | 0.8% | 2010 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 11 | Portugal | 0.8% | 2016 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 12 | Lithuania | 0.8% | 2016 | up 10.1% | falling |
| 13 | Cyprus | 0.8% | 2016 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 14 | Estonia | 0.8% | 2016 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 15 | Latvia | 0.8% | 2016 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 16 | Bulgaria | 0.8% | 2016 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 17 | Netherlands | 0.8% | 2016 | up 8.7% | flat |
| 18 | Senegal | 0.8% | 2018 | up 80.6% | volatile |
| 19 | France | 0.8% | 2016 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 20 | Colombia | 0.8% | 2021 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 21 | Nepal | 0.8% | 2014 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 22 | Thailand | 0.8% | 2021 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 23 | Norway | 0.8% | 2016 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 24 | North Macedonia | 0.8% | 2020 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 25 | Slovakia | 0.8% | 2016 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 26 | Peru | 0.8% | 2021 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 27 | Finland | 0.8% | 2016 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 28 | Slovenia | 0.8% | 2016 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 29 | Germany | 0.8% | 2011 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 30 | Romania | 0.8% | 2018 | up 17.0% | falling |
| 31 | Madagascar | 0.8% | 2012 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 32 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0.8% | 2016 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 33 | Greece | 0.8% | 2016 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 34 | Indonesia | 0.8% | 2019 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 35 | Serbia | 0.8% | 2018 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 36 | Armenia | 0.8% | 2020 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 37 | Paraguay | 0.7% | 2021 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 38 | Uruguay | 0.7% | 2021 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 39 | Denmark | 0.7% | 2016 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 40 | Malta | 0.7% | 2016 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 41 | Hungary | 0.7% | 2016 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 42 | Albania | 0.7% | 2019 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 43 | Brazil | 0.7% | 2021 | down 9.3% | flat |
| 44 | United States of America | 0.7% | 2018 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 45 | Chile | 0.7% | 2017 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 46 | Iceland | 0.7% | 2015 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 47 | Nigeria | 0.7% | 2018 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 48 | Italy | 0.7% | 2016 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 49 | Jamaica | 0.7% | 2002 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 50 | Ireland | 0.7% | 2016 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 51 | Poland | 0.7% | 2019 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 52 | Malawi | 0.7% | 2019 | down 6.2% | rising |
| 53 | Mexico | 0.7% | 2020 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 54 | Austria | 0.7% | 2003 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 55 | Croatia | 0.7% | 2016 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 56 | Luxembourg | 0.7% | 2016 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 57 | Ethiopia | 0.7% | 2021 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 58 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.7% | 2011 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 59 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.7% | 2020 | up 39.2% | flat |
| 60 | Argentina | 0.7% | 2021 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 61 | El Salvador | 0.7% | 2019 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 62 | Russian Federation | 0.7% | 2016 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 63 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.7% | 2018 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 64 | Belgium | 0.7% | 2003 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 65 | Republic of Korea | 0.7% | 2017 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 66 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.7% | 2021 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 67 | South Africa | 0.7% | 2020 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 68 | Nicaragua | 0.7% | 2014 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 69 | Ukraine | 0.7% | 2014 | up 9.1% | flat |
| 70 | China | 0.7% | 2013 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 71 | Ecuador | 0.7% | 2021 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 72 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 0.7% | 2006 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 73 | Dominican Republic | 0.7% | 2013 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 74 | Mauritius | 0.7% | 2017 | down 8.1% | flat |
| 75 | Panama | 0.7% | 2021 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 76 | Honduras | 0.7% | 2019 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 77 | Guatemala | 0.7% | 2019 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 78 | Czechia | 0.7% | 2016 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 79 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.7% | 2019 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 80 | Costa Rica | 0.6% | 2021 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 81 | Mozambique | 0.6% | 2014 | down 27.9% | falling |
| 82 | Montenegro | 0.6% | 2010 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 83 | Kosovo | 0.6% | 2017 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 83 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 0.6% | 2017 | down 24.4% | falling |
| 85 | Türkiye | 0.6% | 2019 | up 10.7% | rising |
| 86 | Philippines | 0.6% | 2019 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 87 | Belize | 0.6% | 1999 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 88 | Republic of Moldova | 0.6% | 2021 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.6% | 2020 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 90 | Namibia | 0.6% | 2015 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 91 | Mongolia | 0.6% | 2021 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 92 | Pakistan | 0.6% | 2020 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 93 | Zambia | 0.6% | 2015 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 94 | Puerto Rico | 0.6% | 2005 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 95 | Rwanda | 0.6% | 2021 | down 34.7% | flat |
| 96 | Tunisia | 0.6% | 2015 | down 22.9% | flat |
| 97 | Guinea | 0.6% | 2018 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 0.6% | 2019 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 99 | Morocco | 0.5% | 2013 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 100 | Bangladesh | 0.5% | 2016 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 101 | Egypt | 0.5% | 2019 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 102 | Tajikistan | 0.5% | 2013 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 103 | India | 0.5% | 2019 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 104 | Gambia | 0.5% | 2020 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 105 | Palestine, State of | 0.4% | 2017 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 106 | Jordan | 0.4% | 2016 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 107 | Djibouti | 0.3% | 2017 | down 31.0% | falling |