Year % of female working-age population with advanced education 1997 80.302 1998 81.957 1999 80.181 2000 81.147 2001 79.083 2002 79.199 2003 79.505 2004 78.342 2005 79.094 2006 78.95 2007 78.429 2008 78.422 2009 79.136 2010 78.586 2011 77.951 2012 77.65 2013 77.798 2014 78.102 2015 78.464 2016 78.163 2017 77.43 2018 77.742 2019 77.701 2020 77.414 2021 78.73 2022 78.83 2023 79.258