Labor force with advanced education in High income
High income: Labor force with advanced education was 76.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with advanced education in High income, 2000–2024
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 High income is 76.6%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education in High income peaked at 79.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 74.7%, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education in High income, year by year
| Year | % of total working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.4% | — |
| 2001 | 79.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 78.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 78.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 78.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 78.4% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 78.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 78.4% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 78.0% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 76.5% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 76.4% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 76.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 76.2% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 76.1% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 76.1% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 76.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 75.6% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 75.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 75.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 74.8% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 74.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 76.4% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 76.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 76.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.6% | 78.0% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.1% | 75.5% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 74.7% | 76.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near High income
More work & labour data for High income
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 61.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 42.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 46.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 67.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 44.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 69.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 54.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 80.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education in High income?
- Labor force with advanced education in High income was 76.6% 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 High income?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.7% in 2021.
- How does High income rank for labor force with advanced education?
- High income ranks 7th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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).