Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Estonia

Estonia: Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below was 1.0% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
1.0%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
10th
of 104 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2014
All-time low
0.9%
in 1998
Years of data
18
1998–2016

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

00.20.40.60.811998200720161998: 0.859 % of employed population with low education in working age2000: 0.917 % of employed population with low education in working age2001: 0.925 % of employed population with low education in working age2002: 0.949 % of employed population with low education in working age2003: 0.937 % of employed population with low education in working age2004: 0.952 % of employed population with low education in working age2005: 0.988 % of employed population with low education in working age2006: 0.884 % of employed population with low education in working age2007: 0.993 % of employed population with low education in working age2008: 0.991 % of employed population with low education in working age2009: 0.97 % of employed population with low education in working age2010: 0.945 % of employed population with low education in working age2011: 0.915 % of employed population with low education in working age2012: 0.962 % of employed population with low education in working age2013: 0.972 % of employed population with low education in working age2014: 1 % of employed population with low education in working age2015: 0.968 % of employed population with low education in working age2016: 0.958 % of employed population with low education in working age

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

Analysis

In 2016, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Estonia stood at 1.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Estonia peaked at 1.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 1998.

Estonia ranks 10th of 104 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age) in Estonia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of employed population with low education in working age Change
1998 0.9%
2000 0.9% +6.8%
2001 0.9% +0.9%
2002 0.9% +2.5%
2003 0.9% -1.2%
2004 1.0% +1.5%
2005 1.0% +3.9%
2006 0.9% -10.5%
2007 1.0% +12.3%
2008 1.0% -0.2%
2009 1.0% -2.1%
2010 0.9% -2.6%
2011 0.9% -3.2%
2012 1.0% +5.2%
2013 1.0% +1.0%
2014 1.0% +2.9%
2015 1.0% -3.2%
2016 1.0% -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1
2000s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 10
2010s 1.0% 0.9% 1.0% 7

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 8 Germany 1.0% compare
  2. 9 Norway 1.0% compare
  3. 11 Denmark 1.0% compare
  4. 12 Luxembourg 1.0% compare
  5. 13 Hungary 0.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Estonia?
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below in Estonia was 1.0% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2014.
What is the lowest wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 1998.
How does Estonia rank for wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below?
Estonia ranks 10th out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. 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 Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Wage workers, aged 15-64, primary education and below (% of employed population with low education in working age)
Unit
% of employed population with low education in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,438 data points, 1970–2021
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