Labor force with advanced education in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: Labor force with advanced education was 69.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with advanced education in Early-demographic dividend, 2005–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with advanced education in Early-demographic dividend is 69.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 73.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 67.2%, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 10 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 73.7% | — |
| 2010 | 70.7% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 70.6% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 67.8% | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 68.7% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 67.2% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 68.8% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 69.6% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 70.8% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 69.0% | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73.7% | 73.7% | 73.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 69.5% | 67.8% | 70.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 67.2% | 70.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
- 8 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 86.9% compare
- 9 Paraguay 86.8% compare
- 10 Iceland 86.5% compare
- 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 86.2% compare
- 12 Seychelles 86.2% compare
- 13 Montenegro 85.6% compare
- 14 Belize 85.4% compare
More work & labour data for Early-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 37.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 60.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 79.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 39.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 36.7% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 50.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 24.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 56.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 75.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education in Early-demographic dividend?
- Labor force with advanced education in Early-demographic dividend was 69.0% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 73.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.2% in 2020.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for labor force with advanced education?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 11th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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).