Year % of total labor force with advanced education 1991 3.61 1992 3.45 1993 3.99 1994 3.56 1995 1.65 1996 1.65 1997 1.89 1998 3.65 1999 3.25 2000 3.789 2001 3.696 2002 3.318 2003 4.15 2004 3.955 2005 3.739 2006 3.7 2007 3.521 2008 3.308 2009 3.7 2010 3.708 2011 3.305 2012 3.112 2013 3.265 2014 3.578 2015 4.074 2016 4.211 2017 4.32 2018 4.116 2019 3.892 2020 3.926 2021 3.627 2022 2.87 2023 2.746