Labor force with advanced education in OECD members
OECD members: Labor force with advanced education was 76.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Labor force with advanced education in OECD members, 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 OECD members is 76.4%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education in OECD members peaked at 79.4% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 75.4%, in 2020.
Labor force with advanced education in OECD members, year by year
| Year | % of total working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 79.4% | — |
| 2001 | 79.1% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 79.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 79.4% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 79.1% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 78.9% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 78.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 78.6% | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 78.2% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 78.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 77.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 77.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 77.5% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 77.2% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 77.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 77.0% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 76.8% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 76.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 76.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 75.4% | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 75.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 76.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 76.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 76.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.9% | 78.2% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.2% | 76.7% | 77.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.0% | 75.4% | 76.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
More work & labour data for OECD members
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 43.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 50.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 68.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 66.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 73.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 53.3% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education in OECD members?
- Labor force with advanced education in OECD members was 76.4% 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 OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 79.4% in 2000.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.4% in 2020.
- How does OECD members rank for labor force with advanced education?
- OECD members ranks 8th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this OECD members 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).