Portugal - 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 Portugal was 81.66 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 89.84 in 1992, while its lowest value was 80.95 in 2013.

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
1992 89.84
1993 88.24
1994 88.72
1995 88.31
1996 86.66
1997 84.97
1998 86.26
1999 88.12
2000 87.62
2001 87.03
2002 87.53
2003 87.29
2004 86.14
2005 86.23
2006 84.54
2007 85.25
2008 85.66
2009 84.43
2010 83.54
2011 82.59
2012 81.86
2013 80.95
2014 81.77
2015 82.20
2016 82.76
2017 82.13
2018 83.27
2019 83.66
2020 81.66

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure