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Table 1.11: Percentage Distribution of Job Advertisements by Experience Requirement and
Gender in 1st half of 2020

Experience Required Not Specified Total
Gender
No. % No. % No. %
Male 1,799 15.7 9,648 84.3 11,447 100.0
Female 500 5.9 8,001 94.1 8,501 100.0
Not Specified 2,753 7.9 32,058 92.1 34,811 100.0
Total 5,052 9.2 49,707 90.8 54,759 100.0

As per table 1.11, around 9.2 percent of the total job advertisements have required previous work experience in the
1st half of 2020. Considering the female preferred advertisements, around 94 percent of job advertisements have
not required previous work experience.

Graph 1.9: Percentage Distribution of Job Advertisements Requiring Experience by Gender in
1st half of 2020

35.6
Male
Female
54.5
Not Specified

9.9

Table 1.12: Distribution of Job Advertisements Requiring Experience by Educational Attainment
in 1st half of 2020

Experience required Not specified Total
Educational Attainment
No. % No. % No. %
Degree & Above 341 60.6 222 39.4 563 100.0
GCE A/L 225 22.0 800 78.0 1,025 100.0
GCE O/L 164 17.9 753 82.1 917 100.0
Below GCE O/L - 0.0 12 100.0 12 100.0
Not Specified 4,322 8.3 47,914 91.7 52,236 100.0

Total 5,052 9.2 49,701 90.8 54,753 100.0

Considering the Degree & above educational attainment category, around 61 percent of job advertisements have
required previous work experience in the 1st half of 2020. In contrast, 100 percent of below G.C.E. (O/L) educational
qualification specified advertisements were published without requesting previous work experience.

Graph 1.10: Percentage Distribution of Job Advertisements Requiring Experience by
Educational Attainment in 1st half of 2020