India: Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 5.25 percentage points from 42.62% in 2019. Since 1994 it is down 3.71 percentage points from 51.57% in 1994. The World Bank has no value for 19 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

How it compares

In 2024, India had the 59th highest value of the 61 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to India in the 2024 ranking

• Belgium — 56th of 61: 56.9%
• Romania — 57th of 61: 56.86%
• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 58th of 61: 51.48%
• Kosovo — 60th of 61: 45.33%
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 61st of 61: 44.31%

What this measures

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).

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 12 values

Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education) in nearby economies

• Bhutan — 57.11% (2024)
• Sri Lanka — 47.09% (2023)

More social protection & labor data for India

• Net migration — -495,753 (2025)
• Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum — 238,643 (2025)
• Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin — 42,610 (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 15.86% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 45.15% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 31.2% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate) — 34.88% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)

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Questions people ask

What is India's labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education)?

47.87% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1994?

It is down 3.71 percentage points from 51.57% in 1994. The highest value was 55.08% in 2005 and the lowest 41.43% in 2018.

How does India rank?

59th highest of 61 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: March 30, 2026.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SL.TLF.INTM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), uri: https://ilostat.ilo.org/data/bulk/, publisher: ILOSTAT, type: external database, date accessed: March 30, 2026 Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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