Of the economies in the World Bank's latest release, Tanzania has the highest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education) (87.59% in 2024) and West Bank and Gaza the lowest (38.01% in 2025).
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).
Each country's latest available year is shown; countries report on different schedules, so compare years before comparing values.
Ranking
| # | Economy | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanzania | 87.59% | 2024 |
| 2 | Cambodia | 84.54% | 2023 |
| 3 | Guatemala | 79.27% | 2024 |
| 4 | Bolivia | 78.26% | 2024 |
| 5 | Malta | 77.79% | 2024 |
| 6 | Angola | 77.2% | 2024 |
| 7 | Paraguay | 76.97% | 2017 |
| 8 | Mali | 75.46% | 2024 |
| 9 | Portugal | 75.13% | 2025 |
| 10 | Viet Nam | 74.65% | 2024 |
| 11 | Moldova | 74.55% | 2024 |
| 12 | Thailand | 74.16% | 2024 |
| 13 | Uruguay | 74.02% | 2024 |
| 14 | Brazil | 73.5% | 2025 |
| 15 | Peru | 73.4% | 2025 |
| 16 | Iceland | 73.23% | 2024 |
| 17 | Australia | 71.82% | 2024 |
| 18 | Indonesia | 71.34% | 2023 |
| 19 | Netherlands | 71.31% | 2024 |
| 20 | Ghana | 71.25% | 2024 |
| 21 | Trinidad and Tobago | 71.23% | 2024 |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 71.18% | 2025 |
| 23 | Estonia | 70.45% | 2024 |
| 24 | Ecuador | 69.02% | 2025 |
| 25 | Panama | 68.89% | 2024 |
| 26 | Jamaica | 68.81% | 2023 |
| 27 | Belarus | 68.81% | 2024 |
| 28 | Colombia | 68.49% | 2025 |
| 29 | Mauritius | 68.44% | 2024 |
| 30 | Georgia | 68.3% | 2024 |
| 31 | Israel | 67.97% | 2024 |
| 32 | Malaysia | 67.66% | 2022 |
| 33 | Sweden | 67.64% | 2024 |
| 34 | Ireland | 67.58% | 2024 |
| 35 | Dominican Republic | 67.03% | 2025 |
| 36 | South Africa | 67% | 2024 |
| 37 | Denmark | 66.75% | 2024 |
| 38 | Cyprus | 66.49% | 2024 |
| 39 | Chile | 66.43% | 2025 |
| 40 | Albania | 66.28% | 2024 |
| 41 | El Salvador | 66.06% | 2024 |
| 42 | Czechia | 65.98% | 2024 |
| 43 | Switzerland | 65.55% | 2024 |
| 44 | Armenia | 65.19% | 2023 |
| 45 | Finland | 64.89% | 2024 |
| 46 | Mexico | 64.59% | 2024 |
| 47 | Hungary | 64.55% | 2024 |
| 48 | Slovak Republic | 64.4% | 2024 |
| 49 | Serbia | 64.06% | 2024 |
| 50 | Argentina | 63.5% | 2024 |
| 51 | Germany | 63.4% | 2024 |
| 52 | Austria | 62.73% | 2025 |
| 53 | Hong Kong SAR, China | 62.41% | 2024 |
| 54 | Russian Federation | 62.14% | 2024 |
| 55 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 61.84% | 2024 |
| 56 | Italy | 61.73% | 2024 |
| 57 | Spain | 61.67% | 2025 |
| 58 | Korea, Rep. | 61.55% | 2025 |
| 59 | Türkiye | 61.43% | 2024 |
| 60 | Slovenia | 61.38% | 2024 |
| 61 | Costa Rica | 61.18% | 2025 |
| 62 | Latvia | 60.96% | 2024 |
| 63 | Greece | 60.49% | 2024 |
| 64 | Lithuania | 60.16% | 2024 |
| 65 | North Macedonia | 60.14% | 2024 |
| 66 | Norway | 60.03% | 2024 |
| 67 | Canada | 59.77% | 2025 |
| 68 | Croatia | 59.66% | 2024 |
| 69 | Mongolia | 59.54% | 2024 |
| 70 | Poland | 59.01% | 2024 |
| 71 | France | 58.75% | 2024 |
| 72 | Bulgaria | 57.8% | 2024 |
| 73 | Tunisia | 57.61% | 2023 |
| 74 | Bhutan | 57.11% | 2024 |
| 75 | Luxembourg | 57.1% | 2024 |
| 76 | Belgium | 56.9% | 2024 |
| 77 | Romania | 56.86% | 2024 |
| 78 | Montenegro | 56.82% | 2020 |
| 79 | United States | 56.41% | 2025 |
| 80 | Pakistan | 53.69% | 2025 |
| 81 | Honduras | 52.8% | 2025 |
| 82 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 51.48% | 2024 |
| 83 | India | 47.87% | 2024 |
| 84 | Sri Lanka | 47.09% | 2023 |
| 85 | Kosovo | 45.33% | 2024 |
| 86 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 44.31% | 2024 |
| 87 | West Bank and Gaza | 38.01% | 2025 |
Regions and income groups
| Region or group | Latest value | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Central Europe and the Baltics | 60.56% | 2024 |
| Early-demographic dividend | 53.48% | 2024 |
| Euro area | 62.65% | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia | 63.22% | 2024 |
| Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD) | 61.67% | 2024 |
| European Union | 62.45% | 2024 |
| High income | 61.54% | 2024 |
| Latin America & Caribbean | 69.91% | 2024 |
| Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | 70.07% | 2024 |
| Latin America & Caribbean (IDA & IBRD) | 69.91% | 2024 |
| North America | 56.8% | 2025 |
| OECD members | 61.94% | 2024 |
| Post-demographic dividend | 61.27% | 2024 |
| South Asia | 49.2% | 2024 |
| South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | 49.2% | 2024 |
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- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (national estimate)
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)
- Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (national estimate)
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Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, SL.TLF.INTM.ZS, 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 View on data.worldbank.org; the full definition is in the World Bank's metadata glossary.
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