South Asia (IDA & IBRD): Labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female working-age population with intermediate education)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 8.43 percentage points from 16.23% in 2019. Since 1994 it is up 7.2 percentage points from 17.46% 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.

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, female (% of female working-age population with intermediate education) in nearby economies

• Egypt, Arab Rep. — 21.63% (2024)
• Iran, Islamic Rep. — 11.13% (2024)
• Israel — 63.9% (2024)
• Malta — 71.52% (2024)
• Pakistan — 22.16% (2025)
• Tunisia — 33.68% (2023)
• West Bank and Gaza

More social protection & labor data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)

• Net migration — -1.3 million (2025)
• Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asylum — 1.44 million (2025)
• Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin — 238,179 (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 19.57% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 45.37% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate) — 32.97% (2025)
• Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)

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Questions people ask

What is South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s labor force with intermediate education, female (% of female working-age population with intermediate education)?

24.66% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1994?

It is up 7.2 percentage points from 17.46% in 1994. The highest value was 25.63% in 2023 and the lowest 14.64% in 2018.

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.FE.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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