Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Estonia

Estonia: Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in was 0.3182 in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
0.3182
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
50th
of 71 countries
All-time high
0.4021
in 2004
All-time low
0.3102
in 2017
Years of data
15
2004–2018

Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Estonia, 2004–2018

00.10.20.30.42004201120182004: 0.4022005: 0.3592006: 0.3932007: 0.3562008: 0.3252009: 0.3352010: 0.3642011: 0.3582012: 0.3682013: 0.3592014: 0.3562015: 0.3612016: 0.3352017: 0.312018: 0.318

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 0.3182 for proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in 2018.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Estonia peaked at 0.4021 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.3102, in 2017.

That places Estonia 50th out of 71 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.3615 0.3247 0.4021 6
2010s 0.3478 0.3102 0.368 9

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 47 Uruguay 0.3244 compare
  2. 48 Mexico 0.3213 compare
  3. 49 Latvia 0.3207 compare
  4. 51 Dominican Republic 0.3158 compare
  5. 52 Georgia 0.3147 compare
  6. 53 Costa Rica 0.3132 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Estonia?
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in in Estonia was 0.3182 in 2018, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.4021 in 2004.
What is the lowest proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3102 in 2017.
How does Estonia rank for proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in?
Estonia ranks 50th out of 71 countries with data for 2018.
Is proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Proportion of total employees with tertiary education working in public sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
71 places, 884 data points, 2000–2021
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