Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, primary education and in Estonia

Estonia: Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, primary education and was 0.2% in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.2%
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
99th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2002
All-time low
0.2%
in 2012
Years of data
18
1998–2016

Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, primary education and in Estonia, 1998–2016

0.20.30.40.50.61998200720161998: 0.212 % of labor force with low education in working age2000: 0.581 % of labor force with low education in working age2001: 0.565 % of labor force with low education in working age2002: 0.591 % of labor force with low education in working age2003: 0.563 % of labor force with low education in working age2004: 0.235 % of labor force with low education in working age2005: 0.256 % of labor force with low education in working age2006: 0.252 % of labor force with low education in working age2007: 0.231 % of labor force with low education in working age2008: 0.225 % of labor force with low education in working age2009: 0.302 % of labor force with low education in working age2010: 0.329 % of labor force with low education in working age2011: 0.29 % of labor force with low education in working age2012: 0.207 % of labor force with low education in working age2013: 0.243 % of labor force with low education in working age2014: 0.253 % of labor force with low education in working age2015: 0.243 % of labor force with low education in working age2016: 0.25 % of labor force with low education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, primary education and in Estonia stood at 0.2%.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, primary education and in Estonia peaked at 0.6% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2012.

That places Estonia 99th 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.

Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, primary education and in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Labor force participation 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 0.2%
2000 0.6% +173.8%
2001 0.6% -2.7%
2002 0.6% +4.5%
2003 0.6% -4.6%
2004 0.2% -58.3%
2005 0.3% +9.0%
2006 0.3% -1.6%
2007 0.2% -8.4%
2008 0.2% -2.5%
2009 0.3% +34.5%
2010 0.3% +9.0%
2011 0.3% -12.0%
2012 0.2% -28.7%
2013 0.2% +17.5%
2014 0.3% +4.1%
2015 0.2% -3.7%
2016 0.2% +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.2% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 7

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 96 Kyrgyzstan 0.3% compare
  2. 97 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3% compare
  3. 98 Slovakia 0.3% compare
  4. 100 Malta 0.2% compare
  5. 101 Belarus 0.2% compare
  6. 102 Lithuania 0.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, primary education and in Estonia?
Labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, primary education and in Estonia was 0.2% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2002.
What is the lowest labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, primary education and recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2012.
How does Estonia rank for labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, primary education and?
Estonia ranks 99th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is labor force participation rate, aged 15-64, primary education and rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. 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 Labor force participation 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
Labor force participation 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, 1,475 data points, 1970–2021
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