Labor force with advanced education, male in Germany
Germany: Labor force with advanced education, male was 73.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with advanced education, male in Germany, 1992–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2024, labor force with advanced education, male in Germany stood at 73.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, male in Germany peaked at 80.1% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 72.8%, in 2022.
Germany ranks 114th of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education, male in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 80.0% | — |
| 1993 | 80.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 79.5% | -0.8% |
| 1995 | 79.5% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 79.1% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 77.8% | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 77.4% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 77.2% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 76.7% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 76.1% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 75.7% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 74.8% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 74.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 74.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 74.4% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 73.5% | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 73.7% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 73.6% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 73.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 73.6% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 73.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 73.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 73.2% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 73.7% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 73.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 73.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 74.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 73.2% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 73.1% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 72.8% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 73.3% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 73.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.1% | 77.4% | 80.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 75.2% | 73.5% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 73.2% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 72.8% | 73.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, male in Germany?
- Labor force with advanced education, male in Germany was 73.3% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 1993.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, male recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.8% in 2022.
- How does Germany rank for labor force with advanced education, male?
- Germany ranks 114th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education, male rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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).