Year % of total labor force with advanced education 1998 6.003 1999 6.797 2000 9.061 2001 4.028 2002 4.563 2003 5.04 2004 3.611 2005 3.238 2006 3.376 2007 3.029 2008 3.388 2009 2.121 2010 2.012 2011 1.983 2012 2.12 2013 1.984 2014 1.875 2015 2.206 2016 2.493 2017 2.539 2018 3.01 2019 3.006 2022 1.608 2023 2.329