Jamaica - 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 Jamaica was 77.74 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 81.30 in 2008, while its lowest value was 73.75 in 2018.

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
2008 81.30
2009 80.15
2010 79.33
2011 75.20
2012 75.54
2013 75.51
2014 75.53
2016 75.32
2017 74.82
2018 73.75
2019 75.04
2020 77.74

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 Jamaica was 76.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 85.43 in 2008, while its lowest value was 76.50 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
2008 85.43
2009 82.35
2010 82.34
2011 79.67
2012 79.05
2013 78.19
2014 79.67
2016 77.76
2017 78.03
2018 76.91
2019 76.99
2020 76.50

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 Jamaica was 77.28 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 12 years was 82.81 in 2008, while its lowest value was 74.92 in 2018.

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
2008 82.81
2009 80.93
2010 80.38
2011 76.84
2012 76.81
2013 76.50
2014 77.05
2016 76.21
2017 76.02
2018 74.92
2019 75.75
2020 77.28

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure