Labor force with advanced education, male in OECD members
OECD members: Labor force with advanced education, male was 80.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Labor force with advanced education, male in OECD members, 2000–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of male working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 80.1% for labor force with advanced education, male in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, male in OECD members peaked at 83.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 79.6%, in 2021.
Labor force with advanced education, male in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 83.1% | — |
| 2001 | 82.9% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 83.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 83.3% | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 83.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 82.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 82.8% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 82.4% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 82.1% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 82.0% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 81.8% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 81.7% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 82.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 81.9% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 81.2% | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 81.6% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 81.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 81.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 80.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 80.8% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 79.6% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 79.6% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 80.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 80.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 80.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.8% | 82.0% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.5% | 80.8% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.9% | 79.6% | 80.2% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for OECD members
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, male in OECD members?
- Labor force with advanced education, male in OECD members was 80.1% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, male recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.6% in 2021.
- How does OECD members rank for labor force with advanced education, male?
- OECD members ranks 15th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education, male rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD members 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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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).