Australia - Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education)

Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education) in Australia was 81.80 as of 2017. Its highest value over the past 8 years was 86.86 in 2012, while its lowest value was 81.28 in 2014.

Definition: The percentage of the working age population with an advanced level of education who are in the labor force. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).

Source: International Labour Organization, ILOSTAT database. Data retrieved in December 2019.

See also:

Year Value
2009 86.72
2010 86.33
2011 86.64
2012 86.86
2013 82.58
2014 81.28
2015 82.09
2016 81.42
2017 81.80

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure