United States - 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 United States was 71.38 as of 2021. Its highest value over the past 27 years was 81.13 in 1994, while its lowest value was 71.38 in 2021.

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
1994 81.13
1995 80.86
1996 80.53
1997 80.49
1998 80.25
1999 79.75
2000 79.31
2001 78.87
2002 78.49
2003 78.09
2004 77.87
2005 77.90
2006 77.78
2007 77.73
2008 77.73
2009 77.33
2010 76.51
2011 76.01
2012 75.59
2013 74.97
2014 74.35
2015 73.84
2016 73.56
2017 73.25
2018 73.17
2019 73.13
2020 71.64
2021 71.38

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Labor & Social Protection Indicators

Sub-Topic: Labor force structure