demographic2025
Labor force with basic education, female (% of female working-age population with basic education)
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
38.8% of female working-age population with basic education
Median: 38.1% of female working-age population with basic education
Countries Covered
181
with available data
Highest
Bahamas
96.3% of female working-age population with basic education
Lowest
Yemen
3.5% of female working-age population with basic education
Top 5 Countries
1Bahamas96.3% of female working-age population with basic education
2United Republic of Tanzania88.7% of female working-age population with basic education
3Solomon Islands88.5% of female working-age population with basic education
4Madagascar87.1% of female working-age population with basic education
5Saint Lucia84.4% of female working-age population with basic education
By Region
Africa49.4% of female working-age population with basic education(8 countries)
Oceania43.5% of female working-age population with basic education(2 countries)
Other41.7% of female working-age population with basic education(105 countries)
South America40.6% of female working-age population with basic education(7 countries)
North America38.9% of female working-age population with basic education(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (3.5% of female working-age population with basic education)High (96.3% of female working-age population with basic education)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 38.8% of female working-age population with basic education)
Africa (8)
Oceania (2)
Other (105)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Asia (23)
Europe (32)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahamas | 96.3% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 2 | United Republic of Tanzania | 88.7% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 3 | Solomon Islands | 88.5% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 4 | Madagascar | 87.1% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 5 | Saint Lucia | 84.4% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 6 | Nigeria | 81.8% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 7 | Uganda | 78.2% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 8 | Burundi | 76.0% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 9 | Cambodia | 75.5% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 10 | People's Republic of China | 74.4% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 11 | Angola | 70.5% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 12 | Moldova, Republic of | 69.1% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 13 | Mozambique | 69.0% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 14 | Bolivia | 67.2% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 15 | Vietnam | 67.1% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 16 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 66.0% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 17 | Togo | 65.1% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 18 | Kenya | 63.7% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 19 | Benin | 63.4% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 20 | Botswana | 63.3% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 21 | Niger | 62.1% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 22 | South Sudan | 62.0% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 23 | Antigua and Barbuda | 61.9% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 24 | Thailand | 60.9% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 25 | Qatar | 60.2% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 26 | Macao | 59.3% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 27 | Zambia | 58.9% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 28 | Ghana | 58.8% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 29 | Rwanda | 58.6% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 30 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 57.3% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 31 | Peru | 56.1% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 32 | Zimbabwe | 54.7% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 33 | Cape Verde | 54.6% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 54.5% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 35 | Lesotho | 54.0% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 36 | Nauru | 53.1% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 37 | New Zealand | 53.1% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 38 | San Marino | 52.9% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 39 | Iceland | 52.3% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 40 | Cayman Islands | 52.3% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 41 | Albania | 51.4% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 42 | Uruguay | 51.1% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 43 | Guinea-Bissau | 50.7% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 50.2% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 45 | Guatemala | 49.7% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 46 | Paraguay | 49.2% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 47 | Suriname | 49.0% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 48 | Cote d'Ivoire | 48.9% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 49 | United Kingdom | 48.9% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 50 | Papua New Guinea | 48.7% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 51 | Indonesia | 48.4% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 52 | Republic of the Congo | 48.2% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 53 | Barbados | 47.8% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 54 | Singapore | 47.7% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 55 | Bhutan | 47.6% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 56 | Belize | 47.6% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 57 | Namibia | 47.2% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 58 | Norway | 46.9% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 59 | Eswatini | 46.6% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 60 | Dominican Republic | 46.1% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 61 | Malawi | 45.7% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 62 | Nicaragua | 45.6% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 63 | Philippines | 45.3% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 64 | United Arab Emirates | 45.2% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 65 | Switzerland | 44.7% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 66 | Kiribati | 44.4% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 67 | Ecuador | 44.1% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 68 | Republic of The Gambia | 44.1% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 69 | Haiti | 43.5% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 70 | Jamaica | 42.9% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 71 | Venezuela | 42.8% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 72 | Sierra Leone | 42.5% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 73 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 42.3% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 74 | Maldives | 42.1% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 75 | Malaysia | 41.4% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 76 | Netherlands | 41.3% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 77 | Mexico | 40.9% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 78 | Vanuatu | 40.4% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 79 | South Korea | 40.3% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 80 | El Salvador | 40.1% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 81 | South Africa | 39.8% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 82 | Bangladesh | 39.8% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 83 | Chad | 39.6% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 84 | Liberia | 39.6% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 85 | Sweden | 39.0% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 86 | Denmark | 38.8% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 87 | Seychelles | 38.8% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 88 | Myanmar | 38.7% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 89 | Czech Republic | 38.6% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 90 | Panama | 38.2% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 91 | Honduras | 38.1% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 92 | Germany | 36.9% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 93 | Grenada | 36.7% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 94 | Spain | 36.5% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 95 | Brazil | 35.9% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 96 | Colombia | 35.7% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 97 | New Caledonia | 35.2% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 98 | Portugal | 34.7% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 99 | Malta | 34.5% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 100 | Canada | 34.4% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 101 | Australia | 34.0% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 102 | Guyana | 33.8% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 103 | Costa Rica | 33.4% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 104 | Timor-Leste | 33.4% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 105 | Mongolia | 33.0% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 106 | Brunei Darussalam | 32.7% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 107 | Argentina | 32.7% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 108 | Tonga | 32.5% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 109 | Estonia | 32.2% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 110 | Luxembourg | 31.9% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 111 | Guinea | 31.6% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 112 | Cameroon | 31.3% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 113 | Georgia | 31.3% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 114 | Austria | 31.2% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 115 | Sao Tome and Principe | 31.2% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 116 | United States of America | 30.6% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 117 | Comoros | 30.5% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 118 | India | 30.5% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 119 | Hong Kong | 30.1% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 120 | Serbia | 29.6% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 121 | Cyprus | 29.0% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 122 | Türkiye | 28.5% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 123 | Chile | 28.4% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 124 | Mauritius | 28.3% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 125 | Trinidad and Tobago | 27.9% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 126 | Samoa | 27.7% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 127 | Nepal | 27.5% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 128 | Marshall Islands | 27.2% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 129 | Oman | 27.1% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 130 | Sri Lanka | 27.0% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 131 | Palau | 26.3% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 132 | Poland | 26.2% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 133 | Armenia | 26.1% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 134 | Ukraine | 25.7% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 135 | Hungary | 25.4% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 136 | Mauritania | 24.8% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 137 | Finland | 24.8% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 138 | Pakistan | 23.4% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 139 | Latvia | 23.2% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 140 | Tunisia | 22.9% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 141 | Fiji | 22.9% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 142 | France | 22.3% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 143 | Mali | 22.1% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 144 | Curaçao | 21.8% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 145 | Belgium | 21.5% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 146 | Tuvalu | 21.3% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 147 | Senegal | 21.2% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 148 | Saudi Arabia | 20.8% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 149 | Cuba | 20.7% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 150 | Italy | 20.2% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 151 | Ireland | 20.1% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 152 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 20.0% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 153 | Israel | 19.5% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 154 | Bulgaria | 19.2% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 155 | Greece | 19.0% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 156 | Slovenia | 18.3% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 157 | Montenegro | 18.1% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 158 | Lithuania | 18.0% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 159 | Lebanon | 17.9% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 160 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 17.6% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 161 | Afghanistan | 17.0% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 162 | Romania | 16.2% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 163 | Russian Federation | 15.9% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 164 | Djibouti | 15.8% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 165 | Monaco | 15.5% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 166 | Slovakia | 14.7% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 167 | Egypt | 14.4% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 168 | Somalia | 13.5% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 169 | Tajikistan | 13.4% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 170 | Kyrgyzstan | 12.9% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 171 | Morocco | 11.9% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 172 | Belarus | 11.3% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 173 | Croatia | 10.9% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 174 | Sudan | 9.9% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 175 | Uzbekistan | 7.9% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 176 | Puerto Rico | 7.8% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 177 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 7.7% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 178 | Jordan | 6.9% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 179 | State of Palestine | 6.2% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 180 | Iraq | 4.3% of female working-age population with basic education |
| 181 | Yemen | 3.5% of female working-age population with basic education |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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