Switzerland - 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 Switzerland was 81.17 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 24 years was 87.36 in 1997, while its lowest value was 80.59 in 2015.

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
1996 86.98
1997 87.36
1998 83.88
1999 83.53
2000 83.30
2001 84.72
2002 83.87
2003 83.91
2004 83.51
2005 83.81
2006 83.58
2007 83.12
2008 83.11
2009 83.07
2010 80.93
2011 81.19
2012 81.45
2013 81.34
2014 80.88
2015 80.59
2016 81.04
2017 80.92
2018 81.28
2019 81.57
2020 81.17

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure