Working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Estonia

Estonia: Working-age population with post-secondary education, female was 0.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
up 8.1%
World rank
9th
of 109 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2016
All-time low
0.3%
in 1998
Years of data
18
1998–2016

Working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Estonia, 1998–2016

00.20.40.61998200720161998: 0.303 % of female population in working age2000: 0.452 % of female population in working age2001: 0.438 % of female population in working age2002: 0.439 % of female population in working age2003: 0.468 % of female population in working age2004: 0.403 % of female population in working age2005: 0.425 % of female population in working age2006: 0.432 % of female population in working age2007: 0.429 % of female population in working age2008: 0.393 % of female population in working age2009: 0.405 % of female population in working age2010: 0.42 % of female population in working age2011: 0.443 % of female population in working age2012: 0.452 % of female population in working age2013: 0.453 % of female population in working age2014: 0.504 % of female population in working age2015: 0.525 % of female population in working age2016: 0.567 % of female population in working age

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of female population in working age.

Analysis

In 2016, working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Estonia stood at 0.6%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.1% on the previous year and up 31.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Estonia peaked at 0.6% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1998.

Estonia ranks 9th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with post-secondary education, female (% of female population in working age) in Estonia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of female population in working age Change
1998 0.3%
2000 0.5% +49.4%
2001 0.4% -3.1%
2002 0.4% +0.2%
2003 0.5% +6.5%
2004 0.4% -13.9%
2005 0.4% +5.4%
2006 0.4% +1.8%
2007 0.4% -0.7%
2008 0.4% -8.4%
2009 0.4% +3.2%
2010 0.4% +3.7%
2011 0.4% +5.3%
2012 0.5% +2.1%
2013 0.5% +0.2%
2014 0.5% +11.3%
2015 0.5% +4.2%
2016 0.6% +8.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.5% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 6 United States 0.6% compare
  2. 7 Iceland 0.6% compare
  3. 8 Ireland 0.6% compare
  4. 10 Moldova 0.6% compare
  5. 11 Finland 0.5% compare
  6. 12 Armenia 0.5% compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Estonia?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, female in Estonia was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, female recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, female recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1998.
How does Estonia rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, female?
Estonia ranks 9th out of 109 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, female rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.3%. 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, female (% of female population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, female (% of female population in working age)
Unit
% of female population in working age
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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