Labor force with advanced education, male in North America
North America: Labor force with advanced education, male was 75.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force with advanced education, male in North America, 1994–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
North America recorded 75.2% for labor force with advanced education, male in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, male in North America peaked at 86.3% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 75.2%, in 2025.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education, male in North America, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 86.3% | — |
| 1995 | 85.9% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 85.3% | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 85.1% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 85.1% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 84.6% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 84.4% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 84.3% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 83.9% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 83.2% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 82.9% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 82.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 82.7% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 82.6% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 82.2% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 81.6% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 81.0% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 80.6% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 80.2% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 79.5% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 78.9% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 78.6% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 77.8% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 77.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 77.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 76.1% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 76.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 75.6% | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 75.2% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 85.4% | 84.6% | 86.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 83.1% | 81.6% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.0% | 77.5% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 75.2% | 76.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near North America
- 16 Indonesia 89.1% compare
- 17 Zambia 89.1% compare
- 18 Bangladesh 88.7% compare
- 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 88.6% compare
- 20 Honduras 88.5% compare
- 21 Viet Nam 88.4% compare
- 22 El Salvador 88.2% compare
More work & labour data for North America
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 56.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 51.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 52.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 52.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 69.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 74.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.8% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 84.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, male in North America?
- Labor force with advanced education, male in North America was 75.2% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education, male recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 1994.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, male recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.2% in 2025.
- How does North America rank for labor force with advanced education, male?
- North America ranks 19th out of 19 groups with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with advanced education, male rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North America 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).