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

Estonia: Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 0.4% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.4%
Change on year
up 52.0%
World rank
15th
of 107 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2009
All-time low
0.1%
in 2003
Years of data
18
1998–2016

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

0.10.20.30.40.51998200720161998: 0.166 % of labor force with low education in working age2000: 0.177 % of labor force with low education in working age2001: 0.186 % of labor force with low education in working age2002: 0.165 % of labor force with low education in working age2003: 0.129 % of labor force with low education in working age2004: 0.248 % of labor force with low education in working age2005: 0.24 % of labor force with low education in working age2006: 0.19 % of labor force with low education in working age2007: 0.271 % of labor force with low education in working age2008: 0.31 % of labor force with low education in working age2009: 0.484 % of labor force with low education in working age2010: 0.447 % of labor force with low education in working age2011: 0.391 % of labor force with low education in working age2012: 0.366 % of labor force with low education in working age2013: 0.41 % of labor force with low education in working age2014: 0.254 % of labor force with low education in working age2015: 0.234 % of labor force with low education in working age2016: 0.356 % of labor force with low education in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Estonia is 0.4%, measured in 2016.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 52.0% on the previous year and up 87.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Estonia peaked at 0.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2003.

That places Estonia 15th out of 107 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Unemployment 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 0.2% +6.2%
2001 0.2% +5.5%
2002 0.2% -11.2%
2003 0.1% -22.0%
2004 0.2% +92.0%
2005 0.2% -3.1%
2006 0.2% -20.8%
2007 0.3% +42.4%
2008 0.3% +14.6%
2009 0.5% +56.0%
2010 0.4% -7.6%
2011 0.4% -12.5%
2012 0.4% -6.5%
2013 0.4% +12.3%
2014 0.3% -38.1%
2015 0.2% -7.9%
2016 0.4% +52.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 1
2000s 0.2% 0.1% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.2% 0.4% 7

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 12 Latvia 0.4% compare
  2. 13 Slovenia 0.4% compare
  3. 14 Gambia 0.4% compare
  4. 16 Hungary 0.4% compare
  5. 17 South Africa 0.3% compare
  6. 18 Italy 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Estonia?
Unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Estonia was 0.4% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2009.
What is the lowest unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2003.
How does Estonia rank for unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Estonia ranks 15th out of 107 countries with data for 2016.
Is unemployment rate, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 87.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Unemployment 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
Unemployment 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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