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

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 Macao SAR, China 90.79 2016
2 Singapore 88.90 2014
3 Qatar 88.02 2020
4 Vietnam 87.42 2020
5 Yemen 85.36 2014
6 Sri Lanka 84.50 2019
7 Indonesia 82.26 2020
8 Thailand 81.57 2020
9 Brunei 81.38 2019
10 United Arab Emirates 80.24 2018
11 Bangladesh 79.64 2017
12 Japan 78.63 2020
13 Israel 77.60 2020
14 Hong Kong SAR, China 76.67 2020
15 Malaysia 76.62 2020
16 Saudi Arabia 75.43 2020
17 Lao PDR 75.22 2017
18 Turkey 74.88 2020
19 Kyrgyz Republic 73.66 2018
20 Cambodia 72.80 2019
21 Kuwait 72.73 2016
22 Uzbekistan 72.69 2020
23 Korea 71.36 2020
24 Timor-Leste 70.83 2016
25 Mongolia 68.77 2020
26 Oman 67.85 2018
27 Georgia 67.44 2020
28 Nepal 67.39 2017
29 Russia 66.73 2020
30 Tajikistan 65.77 2016
31 Myanmar 65.50 2019
32 Iraq 64.98 2012
33 Pakistan 64.67 2019
34 Armenia 64.51 2020
35 Philippines 63.30 2016
36 Bhutan 63.04 2015
37 India 61.16 2020
38 Lebanon 60.78 2019
39 Jordan 59.04 2020
40 Afghanistan 57.75 2020
41 Iran 52.61 2020

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Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual