South Asia - 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 Asia was 81.22 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 87.24 in 1994, while its lowest value was 80.60 in 2018.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1994 87.24
2000 86.73
2005 85.12
2010 83.28
2012 82.91
2018 80.60
2019 81.65
2020 81.22

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure