Year % of female working-age population with advanced education 1996 74.337 1997 76.157 1998 76.873 1999 77.311 2000 77.132 2001 77.5 2002 77.058 2003 77.834 2004 78.429 2005 78.435 2006 78.533 2007 78.02 2008 79.33 2009 79.049 2010 79.183 2011 78.827 2012 79.487 2013 81.477 2014 79.395 2015 79.454 2016 78.54 2017 78.833 2018 78.891 2019 78.536 2020 78.202 2021 78.589 2022 79.56 2023 79.813