Labor force with advanced education in Post-demographic dividend
Post-demographic dividend: Labor force with advanced education was 75.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with advanced education in Post-demographic dividend, 1996–2024
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 Post-demographic dividend is 75.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education in Post-demographic dividend peaked at 80.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 74.8%, in 2021.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education in Post-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of total working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 80.9% | — |
| 1997 | 80.6% | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 80.2% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 79.1% | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 78.1% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 78.8% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 78.7% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 78.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 78.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 78.1% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 78.1% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 77.7% | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 77.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 77.4% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 77.0% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 76.9% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 76.6% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 76.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 76.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 76.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 76.1% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 76.0% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 75.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 75.0% | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 74.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 75.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 75.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 75.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.6% | 80.2% | 80.9% | 3 |
| 2000s | 78.3% | 77.7% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 75.9% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.2% | 74.8% | 75.5% | 5 |
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More work & labour data for Post-demographic dividend
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 55.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 66.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 60.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 47.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 48.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 48.0% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 82.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages) 75.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages) 71.1% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 80.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education in Post-demographic dividend?
- Labor force with advanced education in Post-demographic dividend was 75.4% 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 Post-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 80.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education recorded in Post-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.8% in 2021.
- How does Post-demographic dividend rank for labor force with advanced education?
- Post-demographic dividend ranks 9th out of 17 groups with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education rising or falling in Post-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Post-demographic dividend 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).