In 2019, a Statista study on labor shortages showed that in 2020, 13 percent of the Asia and the Pacific region workforce were working in occupations that required higher education, with this share increasing to 17 percent by 2030.
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Statista, & ILO. (December 10, 2019). Share of APAC region workforce working in occupations that require higher education in 2020 and 2030, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171347/higher-education-in-the-apac-region-workforce/
Statista, und ILO. "Share of APAC region workforce working in occupations that require higher education in 2020 and 2030, by country." Chart. December 10, 2019. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171347/higher-education-in-the-apac-region-workforce/
Statista, ILO. (2019). Share of APAC region workforce working in occupations that require higher education in 2020 and 2030, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171347/higher-education-in-the-apac-region-workforce/
Statista, and ILO. "Share of Apac Region Workforce Working in Occupations That Require Higher Education in 2020 and 2030, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 10 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171347/higher-education-in-the-apac-region-workforce/
Statista & ILO, Share of APAC region workforce working in occupations that require higher education in 2020 and 2030, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171347/higher-education-in-the-apac-region-workforce/ (last visited June 26, 2025)
Share of APAC region workforce working in occupations that require higher education in 2020 and 2030, by country [Graph], Statista, & ILO, December 10, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1171347/higher-education-in-the-apac-region-workforce/
