Year % of female labor force with advanced education 1997 2.55 1998 7.569 1999 9.542 2000 8.149 2001 5.554 2002 7.117 2003 6.162 2004 6.722 2005 3.962 2006 2.615 2007 2.181 2008 3.037 2009 4.463 2010 6.947 2011 5.166 2012 5.208 2013 5.29 2014 4.292 2015 3.942 2016 2.809 2017 2.762 2018 2.693 2019 2.61 2020 3.957 2021 3.781 2022 3.335 2023 3.656