Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 in Estonia

Estonia: Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 was 0.5% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
up 8.3%
World rank
14th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2016
All-time low
0.3%
in 1998
Years of data
18
1998–2016

Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 in Estonia, 1998–2016

00.10.20.30.40.51998200720161998: 0.301 % of population aged 25-642000: 0.429 % of population aged 25-642001: 0.412 % of population aged 25-642002: 0.411 % of population aged 25-642003: 0.445 % of population aged 25-642004: 0.392 % of population aged 25-642005: 0.412 % of population aged 25-642006: 0.412 % of population aged 25-642007: 0.4 % of population aged 25-642008: 0.364 % of population aged 25-642009: 0.383 % of population aged 25-642010: 0.395 % of population aged 25-642011: 0.408 % of population aged 25-642012: 0.41 % of population aged 25-642013: 0.412 % of population aged 25-642014: 0.436 % of population aged 25-642015: 0.458 % of population aged 25-642016: 0.496 % of population aged 25-64

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of population aged 25-64.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 0.5% for working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 in 2016. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

The figure is up 8.3% on the previous year and up 20.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 in Estonia peaked at 0.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1998.

That places Estonia 14th out of 109 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.

Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64) in Estonia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of population aged 25-64 Change
1998 0.3%
2000 0.4% +42.6%
2001 0.4% -3.9%
2002 0.4% -0.4%
2003 0.4% +8.1%
2004 0.4% -11.8%
2005 0.4% +5.1%
2006 0.4% -0.1%
2007 0.4% -2.7%
2008 0.4% -9.0%
2009 0.4% +5.1%
2010 0.4% +3.2%
2011 0.4% +3.2%
2012 0.4% +0.6%
2013 0.4% +0.5%
2014 0.4% +5.9%
2015 0.5% +5.0%
2016 0.5% +8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 7

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 11 Republic of Korea 0.5% compare
  2. 12 Finland 0.5% compare
  3. 13 Ukraine 0.5% compare
  4. 15 Sweden 0.5% compare
  5. 16 Puerto Rico 0.5% compare
  6. 17 Cyprus 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 in Estonia?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 in Estonia was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1998.
How does Estonia rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64?
Estonia ranks 14th out of 109 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.6%. 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 Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, aged 25-64 (% of population aged 25-64)
Unit
% of population aged 25-64
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
109 places, 1,530 data points, 1970–2021
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