World Bank · Labor
Japan: Labor force with advanced education
78.63percent · 2020
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). Annual figures for Japan from 2012 to 2020.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 78.627 | |
| 2019 | 79.094 | |
| 2018 | 78.325 | |
| 2017 | 78.102 | |
| 2016 | 77.724 | |
| 2015 | 77.561 | |
| 2013 | 77.512 | |
| 2012 | 76.892 |
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