Year % of total labor force with advanced education 1992 4.163 1993 4.557 1994 5.334 1995 4.927 1996 5.251 1997 5.71 1998 5.5 1999 5.031 2000 4.261 2001 4.133 2002 4.261 2003 4.974 2004 5.396 2005 5.561 2006 4.439 2007 3.87 2008 3.501 2009 3.559 2010 2.829 2011 2.225 2012 2.372 2013 2.408 2014 2.471 2015 2.263 2016 2.179 2017 1.99 2018 1.906 2019 1.872 2020 2.544 2021 2.404 2022 1.877 2023 2.149