India - 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 India was 34.15 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 35.98 in 1994, while its lowest value was 29.69 in 2010.

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
1994 35.98
2000 32.43
2005 33.79
2010 29.69
2012 30.81
2018 31.55
2019 30.57
2020 34.15

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 India was 81.55 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 87.24 in 1994, while its lowest value was 79.93 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
1994 87.24
2000 86.73
2005 85.12
2010 82.50
2012 82.96
2018 79.93
2019 80.99
2020 81.55

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 India was 61.16 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 72.27 in 1994, while its lowest value was 59.83 in 2019.

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
1994 72.27
2000 69.21
2005 67.28
2010 62.74
2012 63.20
2018 59.94
2019 59.83
2020 61.16

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure