Labor force with advanced education in Canada
Canada: Labor force with advanced education was 73.5% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Labor force with advanced education in Canada, 1990–2025
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
Canada recorded 73.5% for labor force with advanced education in 2025.
That represents a change of down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education in Canada peaked at 81.5% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 73.0%, in 2020.
That places Canada 94th out of 125 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education in Canada, year by year
| Year | % of total working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 81.5% | — |
| 1991 | 81.2% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 80.4% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 80.2% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 79.4% | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 79.2% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 78.8% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 78.5% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 78.8% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 78.6% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 78.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 78.5% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 78.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 79.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 78.6% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 78.2% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 77.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 77.7% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 77.7% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 77.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 77.3% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 76.8% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 76.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 76.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 75.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 75.5% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 75.2% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 74.9% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 74.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 73.4% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 73.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 73.5% | -0.1% |
| 2025 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.7% | 78.5% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.2% | 77.7% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 74.9% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.5% | 73.0% | 74.0% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education in Canada?
- Labor force with advanced education in Canada was 73.5% in 2025, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education recorded in Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 81.5% in 1990.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.0% in 2020.
- How does Canada rank for labor force with advanced education?
- Canada ranks 94th out of 125 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labor force with advanced education rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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 (% of total 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).