Labor force with advanced education in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Labor force with advanced education was 81.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Labor force with advanced education in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), 2002–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) recorded 81.1% for labor force with advanced education in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) peaked at 83.7% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 77.9%, in 2020.
Labor force with advanced education in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % of total working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 83.7% | — |
| 2003 | 83.2% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 82.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 83.7% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 82.8% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 82.6% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 82.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 81.7% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 81.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 81.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 81.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 81.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 81.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 80.9% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 80.9% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 77.9% | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 79.4% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 80.8% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 81.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 81.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.1% | 82.6% | 83.7% | 8 |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 80.9% | 81.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 80.1% | 77.9% | 81.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
More work & labour data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 51.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 62.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 39.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 56.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 57.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 68.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.6% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 69.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 74.9% (2025)
All data for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Labor force with advanced education in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) was 81.1% 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 Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2006.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education recorded in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.9% in 2020.
- How does Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank for labor force with advanced education?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 19 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education rising or falling in Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America & Caribbean (excluding 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).