Labor force with advanced education, male in Euro area
Euro area: Labor force with advanced education, male was 77.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with advanced education, male in Euro area, 1993–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with advanced education, male in Euro area is 77.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, male in Euro area peaked at 82.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 76.7%, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education, male in Euro area, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 82.3% | — |
| 1994 | 81.8% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 81.8% | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 81.8% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 81.1% | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 82.7% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 81.5% | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 81.1% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 81.0% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 80.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 80.5% | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 80.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 79.0% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 78.6% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 78.7% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 78.4% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 77.9% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 77.7% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 77.4% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 77.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.3% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 77.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 77.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 77.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 77.2% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 77.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 77.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 76.7% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 77.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 77.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 77.5% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 77.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.9% | 81.1% | 82.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 79.6% | 77.9% | 81.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 77.2% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.2% | 76.7% | 77.5% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Euro area
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 57.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 62.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 44.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 42.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 70.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, male in Euro area?
- Labor force with advanced education, male in Euro area was 77.5% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education, male recorded in Euro area?
- The highest recorded value was 82.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, male recorded in Euro area?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.7% in 2020.
- How does Euro area rank for labor force with advanced education, male?
- Euro area ranks 18th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education, male rising or falling in Euro area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Euro area data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with advanced education, male (% of male working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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).