South Africa - 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 South Africa was 75.45 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 83.22 in 2008, while its lowest value was 75.45 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 78.71
2001 82.54
2002 82.74
2003 81.75
2004 81.58
2005 81.55
2006 80.81
2007 80.85
2008 83.22
2009 82.76
2010 81.31
2011 80.55
2013 80.58
2014 80.54
2015 80.72
2016 80.29
2017 80.51
2018 79.43
2019 79.12
2020 75.45

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure