Year % of total labor force with advanced education 1987 7.16 1988 7.288 1989 7.958 1990 7.134 1991 7.149 1992 7.795 1993 9.293 1994 8.387 1995 8.802 1996 8.489 1997 8.55 1998 9.692 1999 9.14 2000 8.457 2001 7.997 2002 7.451 2003 7.239 2004 8.459 2005 8.162 2006 7.185 2007 7.148 2008 6.433 2009 7.377 2010 10.008 2011 14.291 2012 18.911 2013 20.856 2014 20.503 2015 19.734 2016 17.827 2017 16.324 2018 14.209 2019 12.086 2020 11.557 2021 10.943 2022 8.876 2023 8.162