Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education) - Country Ranking - Africa

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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Rank Country Value Year
1 Tanzania 94.33 2014
2 Ethiopia 93.59 2013
3 Mauritius 90.60 2020
4 Lesotho 87.36 2019
5 Kenya 86.19 2019
6 Seychelles 84.25 2020
7 Eswatini 82.56 2016
8 Mali 81.72 2018
9 Comoros 81.20 2014
10 Guinea 79.51 2019
11 Namibia 79.01 2018
12 Togo 78.29 2017
13 South Africa 78.07 2020
14 Botswana 77.39 2020
15 Cameroon 77.36 2014
16 Rwanda 77.27 2020
17 Mozambique 76.31 2015
18 Burundi 76.08 2014
19 Mauritania 75.82 2017
20 The Gambia 75.46 2018
21 Zambia 74.65 2019
22 Nigeria 73.60 2019
23 Sierra Leone 73.47 2018
24 Guinea-Bissau 72.34 2018
25 Burkina Faso 71.11 2018
26 Djibouti 70.78 2017
27 Cabo Verde 69.77 2019
28 Niger 69.58 2017
29 Madagascar 69.24 2015
30 Angola 68.66 2014
31 Chad 67.77 2018
32 Tunisia 66.58 2017
33 Ghana 65.43 2017
34 Malawi 63.94 2020
35 Dem. Rep. Congo 63.71 2012
36 Sudan 63.67 2011
37 Liberia 63.47 2017
38 Somalia 62.92 2019
39 Egypt 62.82 2020
40 Uganda 62.78 2017
41 Senegal 51.46 2019
42 Algeria 50.17 2017
43 Benin 42.43 2018
44 Côte d'Ivoire 42.01 2017
45 Zimbabwe 39.97 2019
46 Congo 36.48 2009

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Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual