Urban population, above primary education in Estonia

Estonia: Urban population, above primary education was 0.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
72nd
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.7%
in 2002
All-time low
0.0%
in 1998
Years of data
18
1998–2016

Urban population, above primary education in Estonia, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.81998200720161998: 0 % of population with high education2000: 0.716 % of population with high education2001: 0.723 % of population with high education2002: 0.726 % of population with high education2003: 0.72 % of population with high education2004: 0.495 % of population with high education2005: 0.491 % of population with high education2006: 0.501 % of population with high education2007: 0.508 % of population with high education2008: 0.506 % of population with high education2009: 0.509 % of population with high education2010: 0.503 % of population with high education2011: 0.5 % of population with high education2012: 0.597 % of population with high education2013: 0.6 % of population with high education2014: 0.595 % of population with high education2015: 0.589 % of population with high education2016: 0.596 % of population with high education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population with high education.

Analysis

In 2016, urban population, above primary education in Estonia stood at 0.6%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, urban population, above primary education in Estonia peaked at 0.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1998.

Estonia ranks 72nd of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Urban population, above primary education in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education) in Estonia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of population with high education Change
1998 0.0%
2000 0.7%
2001 0.7% +0.9%
2002 0.7% +0.4%
2003 0.7% -0.8%
2004 0.5% -31.2%
2005 0.5% -1.0%
2006 0.5% +2.0%
2007 0.5% +1.6%
2008 0.5% -0.5%
2009 0.5% +0.6%
2010 0.5% -1.2%
2011 0.5% -0.7%
2012 0.6% +19.5%
2013 0.6% +0.6%
2014 0.6% -1.0%
2015 0.6% -0.9%
2016 0.6% +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
2000s 0.6% 0.5% 0.7% 10
2010s 0.6% 0.5% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 69 Georgia 0.6% compare
  2. 70 Namibia 0.6% compare
  3. 71 Armenia 0.6% compare
  4. 73 Slovakia 0.6% compare
  5. 74 Croatia 0.6% compare
  6. 75 Kazakhstan 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is urban population, above primary education in Estonia?
Urban population, above primary education in Estonia was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest urban population, above primary education recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7% in 2002.
What is the lowest urban population, above primary education recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1998.
How does Estonia rank for urban population, above primary education?
Estonia ranks 72nd out of 99 countries with data for 2016.
Is urban population, above primary education rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.0%. 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 Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Urban population, above primary education (% of population with high education)
Unit
% of population with high education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,325 data points, 1970–2021
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