Canada - 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 Canada was 70.88 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 75.46 in 1991, while its lowest value was 69.95 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
1990 75.43
1991 75.46
1992 75.16
1993 74.95
1994 74.23
1995 74.38
1996 74.19
1997 73.77
1998 74.23
1999 74.13
2000 74.24
2001 74.47
2002 74.81
2003 75.37
2004 75.13
2005 74.72
2006 74.45
2007 74.71
2008 74.48
2009 75.05
2010 74.37
2011 74.08
2012 74.13
2013 73.72
2014 73.14
2015 72.93
2016 72.76
2017 72.61
2018 72.23
2019 72.10
2020 69.95
2021 70.88

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 Canada was 76.87 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 87.06 in 1990, while its lowest value was 75.81 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
1990 87.06
1991 86.60
1992 85.24
1993 85.20
1994 84.45
1995 83.97
1996 83.38
1997 83.06
1998 83.26
1999 82.91
2000 82.83
2001 82.40
2002 82.39
2003 82.60
2004 82.13
2005 81.72
2006 81.23
2007 80.82
2008 80.90
2009 80.45
2010 80.10
2011 79.41
2012 78.92
2013 78.96
2014 78.51
2015 78.72
2016 78.11
2017 77.66
2018 77.25
2019 77.41
2020 75.81
2021 76.87

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 Canada was 73.78 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 31 years was 81.46 in 1990, while its lowest value was 72.78 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
1990 81.46
1991 81.20
1992 80.35
1993 80.19
1994 79.42
1995 79.24
1996 78.82
1997 78.48
1998 78.79
1999 78.55
2000 78.56
2001 78.45
2002 78.60
2003 78.99
2004 78.61
2005 78.19
2006 77.81
2007 77.73
2008 77.64
2009 77.71
2010 77.17
2011 76.69
2012 76.46
2013 76.26
2014 75.75
2015 75.75
2016 75.35
2017 75.05
2018 74.65
2019 74.67
2020 72.78
2021 73.78

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure