North America - 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 North America was 67.98 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 75.52 in 1994, while its lowest value was 67.98 in 2021.

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 75.52
1995 75.40
1996 75.40
1997 75.46
1998 75.16
1999 74.67
2000 74.23
2001 73.52
2002 73.32
2003 73.48
2004 73.25
2005 73.33
2006 73.24
2007 73.27
2008 73.59
2009 73.53
2010 72.65
2011 72.12
2012 71.78
2013 71.27
2014 70.70
2015 70.08
2016 69.78
2017 69.68
2018 69.68
2019 69.68
2020 68.06
2021 67.98

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 North America was 75.95 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 86.27 in 1994, while its lowest value was 75.95 in 2021.

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 86.27
1995 85.90
1996 85.30
1997 85.13
1998 85.07
1999 84.64
2000 84.38
2001 84.34
2002 83.92
2003 83.16
2004 82.93
2005 82.88
2006 82.69
2007 82.58
2008 82.23
2009 81.62
2010 81.00
2011 80.52
2012 80.11
2013 79.49
2014 78.88
2015 78.61
2016 78.32
2017 77.79
2018 77.55
2019 77.50
2020 76.11
2021 75.95

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 North America was 71.65 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 80.96 in 1994, while its lowest value was 71.65 in 2021.

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 80.96
1995 80.70
1996 80.36
1997 80.29
1998 80.10
1999 79.63
2000 79.23
2001 78.83
2002 78.50
2003 78.18
2004 77.95
2005 77.93
2006 77.78
2007 77.73
2008 77.72
2009 77.37
2010 76.58
2011 76.08
2012 75.68
2013 75.11
2014 74.50
2015 74.05
2016 73.76
2017 73.45
2018 73.33
2019 73.30
2020 71.77
2021 71.65

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure