South Africa - 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 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

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 South Africa was 81.35 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 90.05 in 2008, while its lowest value was 81.35 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 86.87
2001 87.22
2002 88.33
2003 89.21
2004 85.98
2005 83.13
2006 85.63
2007 87.59
2008 90.05
2009 89.15
2010 88.14
2011 88.33
2013 89.22
2014 88.13
2015 86.86
2016 86.37
2017 87.79
2018 86.98
2019 85.53
2020 81.35

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 South Africa was 78.07 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 86.52 in 2008, while its lowest value was 78.07 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 83.08
2001 85.09
2002 85.95
2003 85.90
2004 83.98
2005 82.43
2006 83.49
2007 84.31
2008 86.52
2009 85.84
2010 84.61
2011 84.22
2013 84.69
2014 84.15
2015 83.57
2016 83.07
2017 83.81
2018 82.88
2019 82.02
2020 78.07

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure