European Union - Labor force with advanced education

Labor force with advanced education, female (% of female working-age population with advanced education)

Labor force with advanced education, female (% of female working-age population with advanced education) in European Union was 75.52 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 78.61 in 1997, while its lowest value was 75.52 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
1995 78.05
1996 78.35
1997 78.61
1998 78.28
1999 77.55
2000 77.33
2001 76.79
2002 77.04
2003 77.34
2004 77.51
2005 77.11
2006 77.18
2007 77.11
2008 77.27
2009 77.15
2010 76.84
2011 76.83
2012 76.92
2013 76.72
2014 76.40
2015 76.37
2016 76.36
2017 76.16
2018 76.07
2019 76.14
2020 75.52

Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age population with advanced education)

Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age population with advanced education) in European Union was 77.95 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 84.73 in 1996, while its lowest value was 77.95 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
1995 84.59
1996 84.73
1997 83.79
1998 82.27
1999 81.46
2000 80.94
2001 80.84
2002 80.56
2003 80.30
2004 80.22
2005 79.94
2006 79.84
2007 79.84
2008 79.68
2009 79.30
2010 78.88
2011 78.98
2012 79.06
2013 78.75
2014 78.37
2015 78.43
2016 78.45
2017 78.41
2018 78.46
2019 78.55
2020 77.95

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 European Union was 76.54 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 25 years was 81.79 in 1996, while its lowest value was 76.54 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
1995 81.60
1996 81.79
1997 81.33
1998 80.27
1999 79.53
2000 79.17
2001 78.82
2002 78.81
2003 78.80
2004 78.83
2005 78.46
2006 78.42
2007 78.36
2008 78.36
2009 78.09
2010 77.73
2011 77.76
2012 77.83
2013 77.58
2014 77.22
2015 77.22
2016 77.23
2017 77.12
2018 77.10
2019 77.18
2020 76.54

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure