United Kingdom - Labor force with advanced education, female (% of female working-age population with advanced education)

Labor force with advanced education, female (% of female working-age population with advanced education) in United Kingdom was 81.77 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 88.00 in 2005, while its lowest value was 79.81 in 2012.

Definition: The percentage of the working age population with an advanced level of education who are in the labor force. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
1992 85.34
1993 86.16
1994 86.82
1995 85.96
1996 86.20
1997 87.06
1999 87.49
2000 86.98
2001 87.05
2002 87.62
2003 87.23
2004 87.48
2005 88.00
2006 87.98
2007 87.73
2008 82.02
2009 81.70
2010 81.62
2011 81.29
2012 79.81
2013 80.70
2014 80.52
2015 80.40
2016 80.40
2017 80.46
2018 80.94
2019 81.77

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure