Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Estonia

Estonia: Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education was 0.9% in 2016. ▬ Flat

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
25th
of 89 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2008
All-time low
0.9%
in 2016
Years of data
18
1998–2016

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Estonia, 1998–2016

00.20.40.60.811998200720161998: 0.927 % of workers with high education in the service sector2000: 0.921 % of workers with high education in the service sector2001: 0.924 % of workers with high education in the service sector2002: 0.923 % of workers with high education in the service sector2003: 0.899 % of workers with high education in the service sector2004: 0.939 % of workers with high education in the service sector2005: 0.934 % of workers with high education in the service sector2006: 0.937 % of workers with high education in the service sector2007: 0.937 % of workers with high education in the service sector2008: 0.942 % of workers with high education in the service sector2009: 0.936 % of workers with high education in the service sector2010: 0.931 % of workers with high education in the service sector2011: 0.917 % of workers with high education in the service sector2012: 0.918 % of workers with high education in the service sector2013: 0.92 % of workers with high education in the service sector2014: 0.907 % of workers with high education in the service sector2015: 0.909 % of workers with high education in the service sector2016: 0.896 % of workers with high education in the service sector

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of workers with high education in the service sector.

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Estonia is 0.9%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Estonia peaked at 0.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2016.

That places Estonia 25th out of 89 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the service sector) in Estonia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of workers with high education in the service sector Change
1998 0.9%
2000 0.9% -0.6%
2001 0.9% +0.4%
2002 0.9% -0.2%
2003 0.9% -2.5%
2004 0.9% +4.5%
2005 0.9% -0.6%
2006 0.9% +0.3%
2007 0.9% +0.0%
2008 0.9% +0.5%
2009 0.9% -0.7%
2010 0.9% -0.4%
2011 0.9% -1.6%
2012 0.9% +0.1%
2013 0.9% +0.3%
2014 0.9% -1.4%
2015 0.9% +0.2%
2016 0.9% -1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 10
2010s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 7

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 22 Jordan 0.9% compare
  2. 23 Ireland 0.9% compare
  3. 24 Hungary 0.9% compare
  4. 26 Austria 0.9% compare
  5. 27 Bulgaria 0.9% compare
  6. 28 Finland 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Estonia?
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education in Estonia was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2008.
What is the lowest wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
How does Estonia rank for wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Estonia ranks 25th out of 89 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the service sector). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage employment in services, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of workers with high education in the service sector)
Unit
% of workers with high education in the service sector
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
89 places, 1,195 data points, 1970–2021
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