OECD members - 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 OECD members was 74.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 79.49 in 2000, while its lowest value was 74.78 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.

See also:

Year Value
2000 79.49
2001 79.06
2002 79.24
2003 79.44
2004 79.12
2005 79.14
2006 79.04
2007 78.71
2008 78.45
2009 78.42
2010 78.01
2011 77.97
2012 77.82
2013 77.54
2014 77.17
2015 77.09
2016 77.00
2017 76.84
2018 76.59
2019 76.72
2020 74.78

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure