Labor force with advanced education in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Labor force with advanced education was 65.2% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Labor force with advanced education in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 2010–2021
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
In 2021, labor force with advanced education in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) stood at 65.2%. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.9% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 65.2% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 2020.
Labor force with advanced education in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % of total working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 64.2% | — |
| 2012 | 64.1% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 65.0% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 65.2% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 64.4% | 64.1% | 65.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 63.1% | 61.0% | 65.2% | 2 |
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More work & labour data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 32.2% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 25.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 17.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 47.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 75.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 19.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 13.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 44.9% (2025)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Labor force with advanced education in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 65.2% in 2021, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.2% in 2021.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 2020.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for labor force with advanced education?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 19th out of 19 groups with data for 2021.
- Is labor force with advanced education rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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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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).