Year % of female working-age population with advanced education 1997 77.028 1998 77.547 1999 75.822 2000 77.892 2001 74.26 2002 77.401 2003 74.421 2004 76.748 2005 77.19 2006 79.528 2007 79.201 2008 76.749 2009 77.078 2010 77.008 2011 77.11 2012 78.564 2013 77.433 2014 75.946 2015 78.325 2016 78.062 2017 78.782 2018 78.31 2019 78.877 2020 78.929 2021 73.442 2022 75.665 2023 75.773