Canada - 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 Canada was 73.78 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 81.46 in 1990, while its lowest value was 72.78 in 2020.

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.

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Year Value
1990 81.46
1991 81.20
1992 80.35
1993 80.19
1994 79.42
1995 79.24
1996 78.82
1997 78.48
1998 78.79
1999 78.55
2000 78.56
2001 78.45
2002 78.60
2003 78.99
2004 78.61
2005 78.19
2006 77.81
2007 77.73
2008 77.64
2009 77.71
2010 77.17
2011 76.69
2012 76.46
2013 76.26
2014 75.75
2015 75.75
2016 75.35
2017 75.05
2018 74.65
2019 74.67
2020 72.78
2021 73.78

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure