South Africa - 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 South Africa was 81.35 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 90.05 in 2008, while its lowest value was 81.35 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
2000 86.87
2001 87.22
2002 88.33
2003 89.21
2004 85.98
2005 83.13
2006 85.63
2007 87.59
2008 90.05
2009 89.15
2010 88.14
2011 88.33
2013 89.22
2014 88.13
2015 86.86
2016 86.37
2017 87.79
2018 86.98
2019 85.53
2020 81.35

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure