Year % of female working-age population with advanced education 1997 74.612 1998 74.567 1999 73.984 2000 74.274 2001 75.421 2002 76.673 2003 75.363 2004 76.541 2005 77.124 2006 75.269 2007 73.264 2008 72.998 2009 72.721 2010 72.707 2011 72.548 2012 71.986 2013 71.477 2014 70.159 2015 69.898 2016 70.995 2017 69.64 2018 70.04 2019 69.428 2020 67.871 2021 75.015 2022 75.986 2023 75.957