Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education) by country
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...
Countries reporting
125
Highest
93.1%
Tanzania, United Republic of
Lowest
46.6%
Timor-Leste
Median
78.3%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
2,660
What the numbers show
Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education) is currently reported for 125 countries. The highest value is 93.1% in Tanzania, United Republic of; the lowest is 46.6% in Timor-Leste.
The median across all reporting countries is 78.3%, and the mean is 77.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.
Over the past decade 56 countries rose and 69 fell. The largest increase was in Togo (up 30.1%), and the largest decrease in Timor-Leste (down 32.1%).
Labor force with advanced education: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 93.1% | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 2 | Macau, China | 90.8% | 2016 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 3 | Malta | 89.9% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 4 | Qatar | 88.0% | 2020 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 5 | Viet Nam | 87.8% | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 6 | Guatemala | 87.3% | 2024 | up 9.6% | flat |
| 7 | Uganda | 87.2% | 2021 | down 6.3% | flat |
| 8 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 86.9% | 2024 | up 6.0% | flat |
| 9 | Paraguay | 86.8% | 2017 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 10 | Iceland | 86.5% | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 11 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 86.2% | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 12 | Seychelles | 86.2% | 2024 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 13 | Montenegro | 85.6% | 2024 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 14 | Belize | 85.4% | 2019 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 15 | Singapore | 85.1% | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 16 | Zambia | 85.0% | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 17 | Chile | 84.9% | 2025 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 18 | Togo | 83.9% | 2022 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 19 | Belarus | 83.7% | 2024 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 20 | New Zealand | 83.4% | 2020 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 21 | Portugal | 83.4% | 2025 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 83.3% | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 23 | Angola | 83.1% | 2024 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 24 | Peru | 83.0% | 2025 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 25 | Ireland | 82.6% | 2024 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 82.6% | 2024 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 27 | Cyprus | 82.5% | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 28 | Brazil | 82.3% | 2025 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 29 | Honduras | 82.2% | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 30 | Romania | 82.1% | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 31 | Poland | 82.0% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 32 | Brunei Darussalam | 81.5% | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 33 | Uruguay | 81.5% | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 34 | Colombia | 81.4% | 2025 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 35 | Lithuania | 81.4% | 2024 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 36 | Indonesia | 81.4% | 2023 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 37 | Thailand | 81.1% | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 38 | Sri Lanka | 81.0% | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 39 | South Africa | 80.8% | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 40 | Russian Federation | 80.5% | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 41 | Cambodia | 80.5% | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 42 | Slovakia | 80.4% | 2024 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 43 | Albania | 80.2% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 44 | Switzerland | 80.0% | 2024 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 45 | Austria | 80.0% | 2025 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 46 | Fiji | 79.9% | 2024 | down 13.2% | rising |
| 47 | Luxembourg | 79.8% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 48 | Slovenia | 79.7% | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 49 | Israel | 79.6% | 2024 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 50 | Netherlands | 79.6% | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 51 | Australia | 79.5% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 52 | Norway | 79.4% | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 53 | Barbados | 79.2% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 54 | Mauritius | 79.1% | 2024 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 55 | Namibia | 79.0% | 2018 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 56 | Tunisia | 79.0% | 2023 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 57 | Botswana | 78.8% | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 58 | Grenada | 78.6% | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 59 | Japan | 78.6% | 2020 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 60 | Denmark | 78.6% | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 61 | Argentina | 78.6% | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 62 | Panama | 78.5% | 2024 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 63 | Spain | 78.3% | 2025 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 64 | Mexico | 78.3% | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 65 | Sweden | 78.2% | 2024 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 66 | Saudi Arabia | 78.2% | 2024 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 67 | Estonia | 78.0% | 2024 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 68 | Malaysia | 77.9% | 2022 | up 18.1% | flat |
| 69 | United Arab Emirates | 77.9% | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 70 | Hungary | 77.8% | 2024 | up 7.0% | flat |
| 71 | Latvia | 77.6% | 2024 | down 5.7% | flat |
| 72 | Türkiye | 77.5% | 2024 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 73 | France | 77.4% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 74 | Czechia | 77.4% | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 75 | El Salvador | 77.3% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 76 | Ecuador | 77.2% | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 77 | Jamaica | 76.7% | 2023 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 78 | Rwanda | 76.5% | 2024 | down 17.9% | falling |
| 79 | Mongolia | 76.5% | 2024 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 80 | Italy | 75.9% | 2024 | up 1.8% | falling |
| 81 | Belgium | 75.3% | 2024 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 82 | Bulgaria | 75.2% | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 83 | Serbia | 75.1% | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 84 | Republic of Moldova | 75.1% | 2024 | up 5.5% | falling |
| 85 | Georgia | 75.1% | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 86 | North Macedonia | 75.1% | 2024 | down 5.3% | flat |
| 87 | Bangladesh | 74.9% | 2024 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 88 | Republic of Korea | 74.7% | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 89 | Croatia | 74.7% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 90 | Greece | 74.3% | 2024 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 91 | Nigeria | 74.2% | 2024 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 92 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 74.1% | 2017 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 93 | Côte d'Ivoire | 73.8% | 2022 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 94 | Canada | 73.5% | 2025 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 95 | Saint Lucia | 73.2% | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 96 | Finland | 73.2% | 2024 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 97 | Hong Kong, China | 73.2% | 2024 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 98 | Germany | 73.1% | 2024 | down 1.3% | falling |
| 99 | Burkina Faso | 72.8% | 2024 | up 25.1% | falling |
| 100 | Kosovo | 72.8% | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 100 | Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) | 72.8% | 2024 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 102 | Niger | 72.5% | 2022 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 103 | Costa Rica | 72.5% | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 104 | Armenia | 72.3% | 2023 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 105 | Bhutan | 71.6% | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 106 | Malawi | 71.1% | 2024 | down 21.2% | falling |
| 107 | United States of America | 71.0% | 2025 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 108 | Trinidad and Tobago | 70.0% | 2024 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 109 | Cape Verde | 69.8% | 2019 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 110 | Myanmar | 69.6% | 2020 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 111 | Mali | 68.7% | 2024 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 112 | Pakistan | 68.4% | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 113 | Morocco | 68.2% | 2022 | down 15.5% | flat |
| 114 | Philippines | 68.1% | 2023 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 115 | Palestine, State of | 67.6% | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 116 | Zimbabwe | 67.3% | 2024 | down 28.5% | falling |
| 117 | Egypt | 66.7% | 2024 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 118 | Ukraine | 66.5% | 2021 | down 9.1% | flat |
| 119 | India | 65.3% | 2024 | up 1.9% | falling |
| 120 | Kenya | 62.1% | 2022 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 121 | Ghana | 61.1% | 2024 | down 24.2% | falling |
| 122 | Senegal | 59.6% | 2024 | down 12.0% | flat |
| 123 | Jordan | 59.4% | 2023 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 124 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 54.1% | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 125 | Timor-Leste | 46.6% | 2022 | down 32.1% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Latin America & Caribbean 81.1%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 81.1%
- European Union 77.3%
- Euro area 76.6%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 81.1%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 80.1%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 79.8%
- Europe & Central Asia 78.8%
- High income 76.6%
- OECD members 76.4%
- Post-demographic dividend 75.4%
- North America 71.3%
- Early-demographic dividend 69.0%
- Lower middle income 68.8%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 67.0%
- South Asia 66.3%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 66.3%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 65.2%
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 65.2%
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).