Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education)

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).

📅 2025📏 % of total working-age population with advanced education17 entries

United KingdomChilePortugalDominican RepublicPeruBrazilHondurasColombiaAustriaSpainEcuadorSouth KoreaCanadaCosta RicaUnited StatesPakistanPalestine

86.2% – 83.4%83.0% – 82.2%81.4% – 77.2%74.7% – 72.5%71.0% – 67.6%No data

🇬🇧United Kingdom

86.2%

🇨🇱Chile

84.9%

🇵🇹Portugal

83.4%

🇩🇴Dominican Republic

83.4%

🇵🇪Peru

83.0%

🇧🇷Brazil

82.3%

🇭🇳Honduras

82.2%

🇨🇴Colombia

81.4%

🇦🇹Austria

80.0%

🇪🇸Spain

78.3%

🇪🇨Ecuador

77.2%

🇰🇷South Korea

74.7%

🇨🇦Canada

73.5%

🇨🇷Costa Rica

72.5%

🇺🇸United States

71.0%

🇵🇰Pakistan

68.4%

🇵🇸Palestine

67.6%

Highlights

As of 2025, United Kingdom ranks first with 86.2%, followed by Chile (84.9%) and Portugal (83.4%).

Across 17 countries and territories, values run from 86.2% (United Kingdom) to 67.6% (Palestine), with a median of 80.0%.

By region, the top 10 is made up of 6 from the Americas and 4 from Europe.

Source: World Bank Open Data — Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education), 2025. Unit: % of total working-age population with advanced education.

Source: World Bank Open Data — Labor force with advanced education (% of total working-age population with advanced education) · CC BY 4.0 · fetched Oct 17, 2026

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