Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Estonia

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

Latest (2016)
0.9%
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
17th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2008
All-time low
0.9%
in 2016
Years of data
18
1998–2016

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

00.20.40.60.811998200720161998: 0.913 % of employed population with high education in working age2000: 0.912 % of employed population with high education in working age2001: 0.917 % of employed population with high education in working age2002: 0.915 % of employed population with high education in working age2003: 0.898 % of employed population with high education in working age2004: 0.93 % of employed population with high education in working age2005: 0.929 % of employed population with high education in working age2006: 0.932 % of employed population with high education in working age2007: 0.934 % of employed population with high education in working age2008: 0.938 % of employed population with high education in working age2009: 0.929 % of employed population with high education in working age2010: 0.927 % of employed population with high education in working age2011: 0.918 % of employed population with high education in working age2012: 0.919 % of employed population with high education in working age2013: 0.919 % of employed population with high education in working age2014: 0.906 % of employed population with high education in working age2015: 0.905 % of employed population with high education in working age2016: 0.893 % of employed population with high education in working age

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for wage workers, 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.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, 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 17th out of 104 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age) in Estonia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of employed population with high education in working age Change
1998 0.9%
2000 0.9% -0.1%
2001 0.9% +0.5%
2002 0.9% -0.1%
2003 0.9% -1.9%
2004 0.9% +3.6%
2005 0.9% -0.1%
2006 0.9% +0.3%
2007 0.9% +0.2%
2008 0.9% +0.5%
2009 0.9% -1.0%
2010 0.9% -0.2%
2011 0.9% -1.0%
2012 0.9% +0.2%
2013 0.9% +0.0%
2014 0.9% -1.5%
2015 0.9% -0.1%
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. 14 Croatia 0.9% compare
  2. 15 Iceland 0.9% compare
  3. 16 Malta 0.9% compare
  4. 18 Portugal 0.9% compare
  5. 19 Montenegro 0.9% compare
  6. 20 Slovenia 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Estonia?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education in Estonia was 0.9% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2008.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2016.
How does Estonia rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education?
Estonia ranks 17th out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. 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 workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, above primary education (% of employed population with high education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with high education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,400 data points, 1970–2021
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