Year % of female working-age population with advanced education 1998 85.293 1999 85.036 2001 88.199 2002 82.25 2003 83.545 2004 84.017 2005 86.597 2006 83.605 2007 84.657 2008 87.419 2009 81.413 2010 80.791 2011 85.722 2012 85.404 2013 86.406 2014 81.76 2015 84.593 2016 83.184 2017 82.748