Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age population with advanced education) by country
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. 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...
Countries reporting
125
Highest
97.7%
Qatar
Lowest
56.0%
Timor-Leste
Median
82.3%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,660
What the numbers show
Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age population with advanced education) is currently reported for 125 countries. The highest value is 97.7% in Qatar; the lowest is 56.0% in Timor-Leste.
The median across all reporting countries is 82.3%, and the mean is 81.9%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 59 countries rose and 66 fell. The largest increase was in Tunisia (up 26.2%), and the largest decrease in Timor-Leste (down 25.5%).
Labor force with advanced education, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Qatar | 97.7% | 2020 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 2 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 95.2% | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 3 | United Arab Emirates | 94.8% | 2023 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 4 | Macau, China | 93.4% | 2016 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 5 | Saudi Arabia | 93.3% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 6 | Paraguay | 92.4% | 2017 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 7 | Malta | 92.2% | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 8 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 92.0% | 2024 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 9 | Uganda | 91.6% | 2021 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 10 | Myanmar | 90.3% | 2020 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 11 | Belize | 90.1% | 2019 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 12 | Guatemala | 90.0% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 13 | Chile | 89.8% | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 14 | Seychelles | 89.4% | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 15 | Iceland | 89.1% | 2024 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 16 | Indonesia | 89.1% | 2023 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 17 | Zambia | 89.1% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 18 | Bangladesh | 88.7% | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 19 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 88.6% | 2025 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 20 | Honduras | 88.5% | 2025 | up 2.1% | falling |
| 21 | Viet Nam | 88.4% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 22 | El Salvador | 88.2% | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 88.1% | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 24 | Brazil | 87.9% | 2025 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 25 | Singapore | 87.3% | 2024 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 26 | Colombia | 87.3% | 2025 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 27 | Fiji | 87.1% | 2024 | down 8.6% | rising |
| 28 | Pakistan | 87.0% | 2025 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 29 | India | 86.8% | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 30 | New Zealand | 86.2% | 2020 | up 25.1% | rising |
| 31 | Uruguay | 86.2% | 2024 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 32 | Belarus | 86.1% | 2024 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 33 | Peru | 86.1% | 2025 | down 6.6% | flat |
| 34 | Ireland | 86.1% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 35 | Russian Federation | 85.9% | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 36 | Angola | 85.9% | 2024 | up 14.4% | flat |
| 37 | Türkiye | 85.9% | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 38 | Togo | 85.8% | 2022 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 39 | Lithuania | 85.6% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 40 | Argentina | 85.3% | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 41 | Palestine, State of | 85.2% | 2025 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 42 | Japan | 85.1% | 2020 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 43 | Mexico | 85.1% | 2024 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 44 | Poland | 85.0% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 45 | Malaysia | 84.9% | 2022 | up 20.4% | falling |
| 46 | Tunisia | 84.8% | 2023 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 47 | Mongolia | 84.8% | 2024 | up 7.6% | flat |
| 48 | Cyprus | 84.5% | 2024 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 49 | Panama | 84.2% | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 50 | Portugal | 84.2% | 2025 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 51 | Grenada | 84.1% | 2023 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 52 | Brunei Darussalam | 84.1% | 2024 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 53 | Cambodia | 84.0% | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 54 | South Africa | 83.7% | 2024 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 55 | Montenegro | 83.5% | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 56 | Armenia | 83.2% | 2023 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 57 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 82.9% | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 58 | Thailand | 82.9% | 2024 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 59 | Egypt | 82.8% | 2024 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 60 | Israel | 82.8% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 61 | Georgia | 82.5% | 2024 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 62 | Romania | 82.4% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 63 | Namibia | 82.3% | 2018 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 64 | Australia | 82.2% | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 65 | Czechia | 82.2% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 66 | Ecuador | 82.2% | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 67 | Latvia | 82.1% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 68 | Estonia | 81.9% | 2024 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 81.7% | 2023 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 70 | Netherlands | 81.1% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 71 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 81.0% | 2017 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 72 | Norway | 81.0% | 2024 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 73 | Denmark | 80.9% | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 74 | Luxembourg | 80.8% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 75 | Saint Lucia | 80.7% | 2024 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 76 | Austria | 80.6% | 2025 | up 5.9% | flat |
| 77 | Republic of Korea | 80.5% | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 78 | Switzerland | 80.5% | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 79 | Botswana | 80.2% | 2024 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 80 | Slovakia | 80.2% | 2024 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 81 | Sweden | 80.2% | 2024 | down 5.8% | flat |
| 82 | Rwanda | 79.8% | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 83 | Hungary | 79.8% | 2024 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 84 | Albania | 79.5% | 2024 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 85 | Niger | 79.2% | 2022 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 86 | Slovenia | 78.9% | 2024 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 87 | France | 78.8% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 78.6% | 2024 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 89 | Côte d'Ivoire | 78.4% | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 90 | Mauritius | 78.3% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 91 | Spain | 78.3% | 2025 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 92 | Mali | 78.1% | 2024 | up 16.1% | flat |
| 93 | Bhutan | 78.0% | 2024 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 94 | Italy | 77.7% | 2024 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 95 | Kosovo | 77.3% | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 95 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 77.3% | 2024 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 97 | Republic of Moldova | 77.2% | 2024 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 98 | Nigeria | 76.8% | 2024 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 99 | Burkina Faso | 76.6% | 2024 | up 20.7% | falling |
| 100 | Jamaica | 76.5% | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 101 | Canada | 76.5% | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 102 | Hong Kong, China | 76.3% | 2024 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 103 | Barbados | 76.2% | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 104 | Belgium | 76.2% | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 105 | Malawi | 75.5% | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 106 | Morocco | 75.2% | 2022 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 107 | United States of America | 75.0% | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 108 | Ukraine | 74.9% | 2021 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 109 | Costa Rica | 74.9% | 2025 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 110 | Finland | 74.8% | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 111 | Serbia | 74.7% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 112 | Greece | 74.4% | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 113 | Zimbabwe | 73.9% | 2024 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 114 | Germany | 73.3% | 2024 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 115 | North Macedonia | 73.0% | 2024 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 116 | Philippines | 72.0% | 2023 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 117 | Croatia | 71.8% | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 118 | Cape Verde | 71.7% | 2019 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 119 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 71.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 120 | Jordan | 70.7% | 2023 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 121 | Trinidad and Tobago | 70.2% | 2024 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 122 | Kenya | 68.0% | 2022 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 123 | Senegal | 65.0% | 2024 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 124 | Ghana | 62.7% | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 125 | Timor-Leste | 56.0% | 2022 | down 25.5% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- South Asia 87.0%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 87.0%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 86.9%
- Latin America & Caribbean 86.8%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 86.8%
- Early-demographic dividend 85.8%
- Lower middle income 85.6%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 84.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 83.2%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 82.4%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 81.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 81.8%
- Europe & Central Asia 81.7%
- High income 80.1%
- OECD members 80.1%
- European Union 78.6%
- Post-demographic dividend 78.0%
- Euro area 77.5%
- North America 75.2%
About this data
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. 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).