OECD members - 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 OECD members was 71.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 75.49 in 2000, while its lowest value was 71.05 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
2000 75.49
2001 74.95
2002 74.93
2003 75.46
2004 75.16
2005 75.27
2006 75.24
2007 75.02
2008 74.85
2009 74.96
2010 74.48
2011 74.34
2012 73.55
2013 73.42
2014 73.65
2015 72.98
2016 72.95
2017 72.88
2018 72.77
2019 73.04
2020 71.05

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 OECD members was 79.02 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 83.38 in 2003, while its lowest value was 79.02 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
2000 83.13
2001 82.90
2002 83.36
2003 83.38
2004 83.03
2005 83.04
2006 82.97
2007 82.58
2008 82.26
2009 82.18
2010 81.85
2011 81.91
2012 82.43
2013 82.03
2014 81.14
2015 81.58
2016 81.45
2017 81.22
2018 80.82
2019 80.84
2020 79.02

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 OECD members was 74.78 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 79.49 in 2000, while its lowest value was 74.78 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.

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Year Value
2000 79.49
2001 79.06
2002 79.24
2003 79.44
2004 79.12
2005 79.14
2006 79.04
2007 78.71
2008 78.45
2009 78.42
2010 78.01
2011 77.97
2012 77.82
2013 77.54
2014 77.17
2015 77.09
2016 77.00
2017 76.84
2018 76.59
2019 76.72
2020 74.78

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure