Share of public paid employees with a contract in Estonia

Estonia: Share of public paid employees with a contract was 1 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
1
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
1st
of 42 countries
All-time high
1
in 2004
All-time low
0.9965
in 2017
Years of data
17
2004–2020

Share of public paid employees with a contract in Estonia, 2004–2020

00.20.40.60.812004201220202004: 12005: 12006: 12007: 0.9992008: 12009: 0.9992010: 0.9992011: 0.9992012: 0.9982013: 12014: 0.9992015: 0.9982016: 12017: 0.9962018: 0.9992019: 0.9992020: 1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 1 for share of public paid employees with a contract in 2020. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of public paid employees with a contract in Estonia peaked at 1 in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.9965, in 2017.

That places Estonia 1st out of 42 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.

Share of public paid employees with a contract in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Share of public paid employees with a contract in Estonia, 2004 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2004 1
2005 1 +0.0%
2006 1 +0.0%
2007 0.9988 -0.1%
2008 0.9996 +0.1%
2009 0.9995 -0.0%
2010 0.9994 -0.0%
2011 0.9986 -0.1%
2012 0.9981 -0.0%
2013 1 +0.2%
2014 0.9988 -0.1%
2015 0.9978 -0.1%
2016 0.9996 +0.2%
2017 0.9965 -0.3%
2018 0.9991 +0.3%
2019 0.9988 -0.0%
2020 1 +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9996 0.9988 1 6
2010s 0.9987 0.9965 1 10
2020s 1 1 1 1

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 1 Austria 1 compare
  2. 1 Croatia 1 compare
  3. 1 Cyprus 1 compare
  4. 1 Czechia 1 compare
  5. 1 Denmark 1 compare
  6. 1 Ecuador 1 compare
  7. 1 Finland 1 compare
  8. 1 France 1 compare
  9. 1 Hungary 1 compare
  10. 1 Iceland 1 compare
  11. 1 Ireland 1 compare
  12. 1 Italy 1 compare
  13. 1 Malta 1 compare
  14. 1 Serbia 1 compare
  15. 1 Slovenia 1 compare
  16. 1 Switzerland 1 compare

See the full ranking of 42 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of public paid employees with a contract in Estonia?
Share of public paid employees with a contract in Estonia was 1 in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest share of public paid employees with a contract recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2004.
What is the lowest share of public paid employees with a contract recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9965 in 2017.
How does Estonia rank for share of public paid employees with a contract?
Estonia ranks 1st out of 42 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of public paid employees with a contract rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Share of public paid employees with a contract. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of public paid employees with a contract
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
42 places, 554 data points, 2000–2021
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