Share of Female Labor Force with Basic Education

This key economic indicator for the Education sector has been recently updated.

  1. Liberia Share of Female Labor Force with Basic Education increased 2.1points in 2019, from a year earlier.
  2. Since 2014 Liberia Share of Female Labor Force with Basic Education rose 1.2points year on year to 83.43 Percent of Female Working-Age Population with Basic Education.
  3. In 2019 Peru was ranked number 6 in Share of Female Labor Force with Basic Education.
  4. In 2015 Madagascar was ranked number 1 in Share of Female Labor Force with Basic Education close to 87.11 Percent of Female Working-Age Population with Basic Education, from 94 in 2014.

Top Countries in Share of Female Labor Force with Basic Education

Percent of Female Working-Age Population with Basic Education - 1990 to 2020

# 111 Countries Percent of Female Working-Age Population with Basic Education Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Madagascar
87.11 % 2015 NA -2.6 % View data
2 #2
Liberia
83.43 % 2019 +2.1 % +1.2 % View data
3 #3
Kenya
77.59 % 2016 NA NA View data
4 #4
Cambodia
74.51 % 2019 -0.1 % -0.0 % View data
5 #5
Cameroon
69.97 % 2014 NA NA View data
6 #6
Peru
66.10 % 2019 -0.1 % +0.1 % View data
7 #7
Tanzania
64.14 % 2014 -13.7 % NA View data
8 #8
Vietnam
62.55 % 2020 -3.3 % -3.8 % View data
9 #9
Iceland
60.70 % 2019 -3.2 % -1.8 % View data
10 #10
Thailand
60.04 % 2019 -0.6 % -0.5 % View data
11 #11
Ghana
59.91 % 2019 -1.5 % NA View data
12 #12
East Timor
56.84 % 2016 NA NA View data
13 #13
Cape Verde
54.57 % 2019 +6.1 % -4.4 % View data
14 #14
Ivory Coast
54.23 % 2017 +36.8 % -2.4 % View data
15 #15
United Kingdom
51.76 % 2019 +0.3 % +1.6 % View data
16 #16
Bolivia
51.61 % 2019 -10.2 % -0.4 % View data
17 #17
Uruguay
50.74 % 2019 -4.8 % -1.5 % View data
18 #18
Malawi
50.35 % 2017 NA NA View data
19 #19
Cayman Islands
50.16 % 2019 -1.3 % -1.5 % View data
20 #20
United Arab Emirates
50.07 % 2018 +8.6 % NA View data
21 #21
Malaysia
49.24 % 2019 +1.2 % +1.0 % View data
22 #22
Paraguay
48.94 % 2019 +0.0 % +0.9 % View data
23 #23
Myanmar
48.54 % 2019 -6.5 % -1.6 % View data
24 #24
Ecuador
48.33 % 2019 -1.1 % +3.4 % View data
25 #25
Indonesia
48.07 % 2019 +0.9 % +1.3 % View data
26 #26
Namibia
48.00 % 2019 +1.8 % -3.7 % View data
27 #27
Philippines
45.61 % 2019 -0.2 % -0.8 % View data
28 #28
Nicaragua
45.57 % 2014 NA NA View data
29 #29
Norway
44.97 % 2019 +1.6 % -0.5 % View data
30 #30
Togo
44.65 % 2017 NA NA View data
31 #31
Dominican Republic
44.24 % 2019 +4.9 % +3.0 % View data
32 #32
Rwanda
44.12 % 2019 -1.1 % -9.8 % View data
33 #33
El Salvador
43.69 % 2019 +4.2 % -0.4 % View data
34 #34
Costa Rica
43.48 % 2019 +5.6 % +0.1 % View data
35 #35
Sweden
43.41 % 2019 -0.5 % +1.0 % View data
36 #36
Colombia
43.20 % 2019 -3.9 % -1.9 % View data
37 #37
Switzerland
42.45 % 2019 -0.7 % +0.3 % View data
38 #38
South Korea
41.81 % 2020 -0.5 % -0.8 % View data
39 #39
Honduras
41.79 % 2019 -12.7 % -1.0 % View data
40 #40
Portugal
41.48 % 2019 -2.6 % -2.1 % View data
41 #41
Brunei
41.09 % 2019 +6.4 % -2.9 % View data
42 #42
Panama
40.65 % 2019 +7.1 % +2.6 % View data
43 #43
South Africa
40.58 % 2019 -0.4 % +1.0 % View data
44 #44
Mexico
40.13 % 2019 +4.0 % +0.6 % View data
45 #45
Laos
39.97 % 2017 NA NA View data
46 #46
Guatemala
38.95 % 2019 -0.4 % -0.7 % View data
47 #47
Mongolia
38.88 % 2019 -4.2 % -2.4 % View data
48 #48
Bangladesh
38.22 % 2017 +9.6 % NA View data
49 #49
Spain
38.15 % 2019 -1.3 % -1.8 % View data
50 #50
Belize
37.00 % 2019 -1.1 % +0.7 % View data
51 #51
Brazil
35.19 % 2019 -1.5 % -8.3 % View data
52 #52
Netherlands
35.13 % 2019 +1.4 % -0.5 % View data
53 #53
Mauritius
34.97 % 2019 -1.4 % -1.3 % View data
54 #54
Argentina
34.41 % 2019 +1.8 % +0.4 % View data
55 #55
Canada
34.10 % 2020 -6.5 % -1.7 % View data
56 #56
Estonia
34.08 % 2019 -6.2 % +3.3 % View data
57 #57
Mali
33.60 % 2019 -6.6 % -1.0 % View data
58 #58
Chile
33.47 % 2019 -3.7 % -1.7 % View data
59 #59
Denmark
33.39 % 2019 +0.9 % -0.6 % View data
60 #60
Senegal
33.16 % 2017 -8.3 % NA View data
61 #61
Malta
32.11 % 2019 +15.2 % +5.3 % View data
62 #62
Luxembourg
30.98 % 2019 +0.1 % +1.4 % View data
63 #63
Germany
30.70 % 2019 +2.1 % +1.5 % View data
64 #64
Sri Lanka
30.48 % 2019 +2.7 % -0.7 % View data
65 #65
Austria
29.65 % 2019 -1.9 % -0.8 % View data
66 #66
Trinidad and Tobago
29.13 % 2019 -0.9 % -1.5 % View data
67 #67
Turkey
29.04 % 2019 -1.2 % +1.8 % View data
68 #68
Moldova
28.93 % 2019 +43.0 % -2.9 % View data
69 #69
United States
28.86 % 2020 -4.1 % +0.1 % View data
70 #70
Fiji
28.67 % 2016 NA -7.1 % View data
70 #70
Georgia
28.67 % 2019 -7.8 % -1.5 % View data
72 #72
Latvia
28.39 % 2019 +1.6 % +3.1 % View data
73 #73
Cyprus
27.52 % 2019 -2.4 % -4.1 % View data
74 #74
Ukraine
26.65 % 2019 -25.1 % +8.3 % View data
75 #75
Serbia
25.90 % 2019 +4.9 % +0.5 % View data
76 #76
Nepal
25.67 % 2017 NA NA View data
77 #77
France
22.44 % 2019 -4.3 % -3.0 % View data
78 #78
Romania
22.39 % 2019 +0.5 % -4.8 % View data
79 #79
Italy
22.38 % 2019 -1.0 % -0.4 % View data
80 #80
Comoros
21.60 % 2014 NA NA View data
81 #81
Armenia
21.54 % 2019 +1.6 % -3.9 % View data
82 #82
Greece
21.41 % 2019 -4.7 % -3.3 % View data
83 #83
Israel
21.36 % 2019 +0.9 % +0.0 % View data
84 #84
Hungary
21.24 % 2019 -0.6 % +2.4 % View data
85 #85
Bulgaria
21.22 % 2019 +10.2 % +1.5 % View data
86 #86
Belgium
20.49 % 2019 -1.5 % -1.9 % View data
87 #87
Tunisia
20.39 % 2019 -0.8 % NA View data
88 #88
Macedonia
20.36 % 2019 +10.9 % -1.6 % View data
89 #89
Ireland
20.20 % 2019 +6.7 % -0.3 % View data
90 #90
Finland
20.01 % 2019 +0.1 % -1.5 % View data
91 #91
Albania
18.89 % 2019 -5.4 % -13.5 % View data
92 #92
Palau
18.33 % 2014 NA NA View data
93 #93
Slovenia
18.12 % 2019 -6.8 % -5.9 % View data
94 #94
Czech Republic
18.04 % 2019 +8.4 % +1.6 % View data
95 #95
Montenegro
17.91 % 2019 +0.3 % +7.1 % View data
96 #96
Niger
17.90 % 2017 NA NA View data
97 #97
India
17.65 % 2019 +7.6 % NA View data
98 #98
Samoa
17.00 % 2017 NA +2.4 % View data
99 #99
Bosnia and Herzegovina
16.60 % 2019 +16.6 % -2.4 % View data
100 #100
Slovakia
15.49 % 2019 -3.1 % -0.4 % View data
101 #101
Saudi Arabia
15.33 % 2016 NA NA View data
102 #102
Pakistan
14.91 % 2018 NA -0.3 % View data
103 #103
Russia
14.35 % 2019 +0.4 % -7.5 % View data
104 #104
Seychelles
14.15 % 2019 -29.5 % -15.3 % View data
105 #105
Croatia
12.97 % 2019 -0.5 % -6.3 % View data
106 #106
Lithuania
11.10 % 2019 +8.0 % +1.2 % View data
107 #107
Poland
10.21 % 2019 -3.0 % -3.5 % View data
108 #108
Egypt
7.15 % 2019 +27.7 % +3.8 % View data
109 #109
Palestine
5.70 % 2019 -2.2 % -6.6 % View data
110 #110
Kosovo
5.10 % 2019 NA -6.7 % View data
111 #111
Yemen
3.50 % 2014 NA -22.6 % View data

Source: World Bank

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