Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Estonia

Estonia: Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.6% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
down 15.9%
World rank
93rd
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2003
All-time low
0.5%
in 2009
Years of data
18
1998–2016

Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Estonia, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.81998200720161998: 0.834 % of labor force with low education in working age2000: 0.823 % of labor force with low education in working age2001: 0.814 % of labor force with low education in working age2002: 0.835 % of labor force with low education in working age2003: 0.871 % of labor force with low education in working age2004: 0.752 % of labor force with low education in working age2005: 0.76 % of labor force with low education in working age2006: 0.81 % of labor force with low education in working age2007: 0.729 % of labor force with low education in working age2008: 0.69 % of labor force with low education in working age2009: 0.516 % of labor force with low education in working age2010: 0.553 % of labor force with low education in working age2011: 0.609 % of labor force with low education in working age2012: 0.634 % of labor force with low education in working age2013: 0.59 % of labor force with low education in working age2014: 0.746 % of labor force with low education in working age2015: 0.766 % of labor force with low education in working age2016: 0.644 % of labor force with low education in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of labor force with low education in working age.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 0.6% for employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in 2016.

That represents a change of down 15.9% on the previous year and down 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Estonia peaked at 0.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2009.

That places Estonia 93rd out of 107 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age) in Estonia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of labor force with low education in working age Change
1998 0.8%
2000 0.8% -1.2%
2001 0.8% -1.2%
2002 0.8% +2.6%
2003 0.9% +4.4%
2004 0.8% -13.6%
2005 0.8% +1.0%
2006 0.8% +6.6%
2007 0.7% -10.0%
2008 0.7% -5.4%
2009 0.5% -25.2%
2010 0.6% +7.2%
2011 0.6% +10.1%
2012 0.6% +4.2%
2013 0.6% -7.1%
2014 0.7% +26.5%
2015 0.8% +2.7%
2016 0.6% -15.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8% 0.8% 0.8% 1
2000s 0.8% 0.5% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.6% 0.8% 7

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 90 Italy 0.7% compare
  2. 91 South Africa 0.7% compare
  3. 92 Hungary 0.6% compare
  4. 94 Gambia 0.6% compare
  5. 95 Slovenia 0.6% compare
  6. 96 Latvia 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Estonia?
Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Estonia was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2003.
What is the lowest employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2009.
How does Estonia rank for employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Estonia ranks 93rd out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Employment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of labor force with low education in working age)
Unit
% of labor force with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
107 places, 1,474 data points, 1970–2021
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