Labor force with advanced education, male in Pakistan
Pakistan: Labor force with advanced education, male was 87.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labor force with advanced education, male in Pakistan, 2005–2025
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 Pakistan is 87.0%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, male in Pakistan peaked at 90.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 80.7%, in 2016.
Pakistan ranks 28th of 125 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education, male in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % of male working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 81.4% | — |
| 2006 | 82.4% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 82.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 84.7% | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 83.9% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 82.1% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 81.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 89.0% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 84.6% | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 82.6% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 90.0% | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 80.7% | -10.3% |
| 2018 | 84.5% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 85.7% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 87.6% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 87.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.1% | 81.4% | 84.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 80.7% | 90.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 87.1% | 86.7% | 87.6% | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, male in Pakistan?
- Labor force with advanced education, male in Pakistan was 87.0% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 90.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, male recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.7% in 2016.
- How does Pakistan rank for labor force with advanced education, male?
- Pakistan ranks 28th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with advanced education, male rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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).