Share of Labor Force with Advanced Education

This key economic indicator for the Education sector has been recently updated.

  1. In 2014, Share of Labor Force with Advanced Education in Tanzania increased 43.5points compared to a year earlier.
  2. Since 2014 Liberia Share of Labor Force with Advanced Education grew 0.5points year on year totalising 95.92 Percent of Working-Age Population with Advanced Education.
  3. In 2019 Paraguay was ranked number 6 in Share of Labor Force with Advanced Education.
  4. In 2017 Uganda was number 4 in Share of Labor Force with Advanced Education totalising 89.15 Percent of Working-Age Population with Advanced Education, jumping from 95 in 2016.

Top Countries in Share of Labor Force with Advanced Education

Percent of Working-Age Population with Advanced Education - 1990 to 2020

# 113 Countries Percent of Working-Age Population with Advanced Education Last YoY 5‑years CAGR
1 #1
Liberia
95.92 % 2019 +0.8 % +0.5 % View data
2 #2
Tanzania
94.33 % 2014 +43.5 % NA View data
3 #3
Iceland
90.16 % 2019 -0.1 % -0.2 % View data
4 #4
Uganda
89.15 % 2017 NA -0.3 % View data
5 #5
Vietnam
87.42 % 2020 -0.1 % -0.1 % View data
6 #6
Paraguay
86.33 % 2019 -0.1 % +0.3 % View data
7 #7
Peru
85.82 % 2019 -1.6 % -0.3 % View data
8 #8
Nicaragua
85.64 % 2014 NA NA View data
9 #9
Latvia
85.61 % 2019 +0.1 % +0.8 % View data
10 #10
Cayman Islands
85.36 % 2019 -0.4 % -0.6 % View data
11 #11
Yemen
85.36 % 2014 NA -1.2 % View data
12 #12
Seychelles
84.86 % 2019 -2.1 % -0.8 % View data
13 #13
United Kingdom
84.51 % 2019 +0.7 % +0.2 % View data
14 #14
Malta
84.41 % 2019 -1.4 % +0.2 % View data
15 #15
Indonesia
84.17 % 2019 +2.8 % -0.5 % View data
16 #16
Dominican Republic
84.09 % 2019 +0.7 % +1.1 % View data
17 #17
Sweden
83.94 % 2019 +0.4 % +0.2 % View data
18 #18
Panama
83.87 % 2019 +1.3 % +0.5 % View data
19 #19
Sri Lanka
83.84 % 2019 +0.7 % +0.5 % View data
20 #20
Norway
83.67 % 2019 +0.6 % -0.4 % View data
21 #21
Portugal
83.66 % 2019 +0.5 % +0.5 % View data
22 #22
Honduras
83.44 % 2019 -3.3 % -0.7 % View data
23 #23
Chile
83.17 % 2019 +0.7 % +0.1 % View data
24 #24
Lithuania
83.13 % 2019 +0.2 % +0.2 % View data
25 #25
Thailand
82.80 % 2019 -1.2 % -0.7 % View data
26 #26
Cyprus
82.78 % 2019 +1.2 % -0.3 % View data
27 #27
El Salvador
82.69 % 2019 -3.3 % -1.1 % View data
28 #28
Belize
82.64 % 2019 -0.4 % -0.7 % View data
29 #29
Bolivia
82.60 % 2019 +3.9 % +0.2 % View data
30 #30
Israel
82.48 % 2019 +0.4 % +0.1 % View data
31 #31
Romania
82.47 % 2019 -0.1 % +0.6 % View data
32 #32
Palau
82.13 % 2014 NA NA View data
33 #33
Estonia
82.12 % 2019 +0.8 % +0.6 % View data
34 #34
South Africa
82.02 % 2019 -1.0 % -0.5 % View data
35 #35
Switzerland
81.57 % 2019 +0.4 % +0.2 % View data
36 #36
Guatemala
81.51 % 2019 -0.4 % +0.5 % View data
37 #37
Brunei
81.38 % 2019 -3.3 % -1.0 % View data
38 #38
Brazil
81.37 % 2019 +0.3 % -0.3 % View data
39 #39
Comoros
81.20 % 2014 NA NA View data
40 #40
Mali
81.11 % 2019 -0.7 % +4.3 % View data
41 #41
Macedonia
81.07 % 2019 -0.4 % +0.5 % View data
42 #42
Ireland
81.04 % 2019 -0.2 % +0.2 % View data
43 #43
Fiji
80.73 % 2016 NA +0.1 % View data
44 #44
Argentina
80.41 % 2019 +1.0 % -0.4 % View data
45 #45
Netherlands
80.37 % 2019 -0.3 % -0.1 % View data
46 #46
Poland
80.25 % 2019 -0.2 % +0.0 % View data
47 #47
Slovenia
80.24 % 2019 +0.5 % +0.8 % View data
48 #48
Montenegro
79.71 % 2019 +0.1 % +0.4 % View data
49 #49
Spain
79.69 % 2019 -0.5 % -0.5 % View data
50 #50
Luxembourg
79.68 % 2019 +0.0 % +0.0 % View data
51 #51
Saudi Arabia
79.65 % 2016 NA NA View data
52 #52
Bangladesh
79.64 % 2017 +2.7 % NA View data
53 #53
Armenia
79.16 % 2019 +6.9 % +1.2 % View data
53 #53
Turkey
79.16 % 2019 -0.1 % +0.0 % View data
55 #55
Japan
79.09 % 2019 +1.0 % NA View data
56 #56
Costa Rica
78.70 % 2019 +5.4 % +0.2 % View data
57 #57
Cambodia
78.54 % 2019 -0.1 % +4.5 % View data
58 #58
Ecuador
78.32 % 2019 -1.3 % -0.0 % View data
59 #59
Togo
78.29 % 2017 NA NA View data
60 #60
Malawi
77.95 % 2017 NA NA View data
61 #61
United Arab Emirates
77.57 % 2018 -4.7 % NA View data
62 #62
Mexico
77.49 % 2019 -0.0 % -0.6 % View data
63 #63
Cameroon
77.36 % 2014 NA NA View data
64 #64
Namibia
77.32 % 2019 -2.1 % -2.0 % View data
65 #65
Colombia
77.10 % 2019 -0.4 % -0.6 % View data
66 #66
Uruguay
76.93 % 2019 -7.4 % -1.7 % View data
67 #67
Kosovo
76.92 % 2019 NA +0.9 % View data
68 #68
Austria
76.70 % 2019 -0.0 % -0.0 % View data
69 #69
France
76.64 % 2019 +0.1 % -0.2 % View data
70 #70
Denmark
76.63 % 2019 +0.3 % -0.0 % View data
71 #71
Czech Republic
76.24 % 2019 -0.9 % +0.1 % View data
72 #72
Greece
76.05 % 2019 -0.1 % +0.0 % View data
73 #73
Bulgaria
75.72 % 2019 +1.9 % +0.6 % View data
74 #74
Laos
75.22 % 2017 NA NA View data
75 #75
Belgium
74.82 % 2019 -0.3 % -0.2 % View data
76 #76
Slovakia
74.72 % 2019 +1.5 % +0.1 % View data
77 #77
Bosnia and Herzegovina
74.60 % 2019 -2.6 % -1.7 % View data
78 #78
Italy
74.49 % 2019 -0.2 % +0.0 % View data
79 #79
Germany
74.07 % 2019 +0.9 % +0.1 % View data
79 #79
Palestine
74.07 % 2019 -0.0 % +0.3 % View data
81 #81
Samoa
73.82 % 2017 NA +1.9 % View data
82 #82
Finland
73.74 % 2019 -0.1 % -0.3 % View data
83 #83
Mauritius
73.66 % 2019 -1.4 % +0.2 % View data
84 #84
Hungary
72.91 % 2019 -0.1 % +0.1 % View data
85 #85
Canada
72.78 % 2020 -2.5 % -0.8 % View data
86 #86
Georgia
71.98 % 2019 -0.2 % -1.1 % View data
87 #87
Croatia
71.88 % 2019 -0.1 % -0.6 % View data
88 #88
Serbia
71.75 % 2019 -1.0 % +0.8 % View data
89 #89
United States
71.64 % 2020 -2.0 % -0.6 % View data
90 #90
Egypt
71.63 % 2019 +2.0 % -0.9 % View data
91 #91
Trinidad and Tobago
71.41 % 2019 -0.1 % -0.5 % View data
92 #92
South Korea
71.36 % 2020 -1.3 % -0.2 % View data
93 #93
East Timor
70.83 % 2016 NA NA View data
94 #94
Rwanda
70.44 % 2019 -2.4 % -5.4 % View data
95 #95
Malaysia
70.11 % 2019 +0.4 % +0.5 % View data
96 #96
Cape Verde
69.77 % 2019 -1.2 % -1.6 % View data
97 #97
Niger
69.58 % 2017 NA NA View data
98 #98
Madagascar
69.24 % 2015 NA -4.3 % View data
99 #99
Kenya
69.14 % 2016 NA NA View data
100 #100
Mongolia
68.42 % 2019 +1.6 % -1.4 % View data
101 #101
Ukraine
67.69 % 2019 -7.2 % -1.5 % View data
102 #102
Nepal
67.39 % 2017 NA NA View data
103 #103
Russia
67.07 % 2019 +0.2 % -1.0 % View data
104 #104
Tunisia
66.76 % 2019 +0.2 % NA View data
105 #105
Ghana
66.49 % 2019 -1.8 % NA View data
106 #106
Myanmar
65.50 % 2019 -2.0 % -1.6 % View data
107 #107
Moldova
63.42 % 2019 +7.7 % +0.3 % View data
108 #108
Philippines
62.89 % 2019 -0.2 % -0.2 % View data
109 #109
Albania
62.70 % 2019 +0.9 % -3.4 % View data
110 #110
Pakistan
61.20 % 2018 NA -1.0 % View data
111 #111
India
59.83 % 2019 -0.2 % NA View data
112 #112
Senegal
54.78 % 2017 -13.1 % NA View data
113 #113
Ivory Coast
42.01 % 2017 -33.2 % -11.3 % View data

Source: World Bank

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