Labor force with advanced education in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Labor force with advanced education was 79.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force with advanced education in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 2010–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 79.8% for labor force with advanced education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 79.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.6%, in 2020.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % of total working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 73.3% | — |
| 2011 | 73.8% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 73.6% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 74.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 74.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 74.9% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 73.2% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 73.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 72.7% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 71.6% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | 72.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 79.2% | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 79.4% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 79.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 73.8% | 72.7% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.4% | 71.6% | 79.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More work & labour data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 48.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 58.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 29.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 41.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 35.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 60.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 71.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 78.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 69.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Labor force with advanced education in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 79.8% 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 Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.6% in 2020.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for labor force with advanced education?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 5th out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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).