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

Estonia: Working-age population with post-secondary education, rural was 0.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.3%
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
12th
of 96 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2016
All-time low
0.2%
in 2008
Years of data
18
1998–2016

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

00.10.20.31998200720161998: 0.252 % of rural population in working age2000: 0.256 % of rural population in working age2001: 0.25 % of rural population in working age2002: 0.235 % of rural population in working age2003: 0.237 % of rural population in working age2004: 0.278 % of rural population in working age2005: 0.287 % of rural population in working age2006: 0.291 % of rural population in working age2007: 0.276 % of rural population in working age2008: 0.233 % of rural population in working age2009: 0.244 % of rural population in working age2010: 0.262 % of rural population in working age2011: 0.279 % of rural population in working age2012: 0.272 % of rural population in working age2013: 0.283 % of rural population in working age2014: 0.304 % of rural population in working age2015: 0.327 % of rural population in working age2016: 0.347 % of rural population in working age

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

Analysis

Estonia recorded 0.3% for working-age population with post-secondary education, rural in 2016. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of up 6.2% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, rural in Estonia peaked at 0.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2008.

That places Estonia 12th out of 96 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, rural in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Working-age population with post-secondary education, rural (% of rural population in working age) in Estonia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of rural population in working age Change
1998 0.3%
2000 0.3% +1.7%
2001 0.3% -2.1%
2002 0.2% -6.0%
2003 0.2% +0.8%
2004 0.3% +17.0%
2005 0.3% +3.4%
2006 0.3% +1.4%
2007 0.3% -4.9%
2008 0.2% -15.9%
2009 0.2% +5.1%
2010 0.3% +7.3%
2011 0.3% +6.3%
2012 0.3% -2.2%
2013 0.3% +3.9%
2014 0.3% +7.5%
2015 0.3% +7.4%
2016 0.3% +6.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 1
2000s 0.3% 0.2% 0.3% 10
2010s 0.3% 0.3% 0.3% 7

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 9 Ireland 0.5% compare
  2. 10 Republic of Korea 0.4% compare
  3. 11 Armenia 0.3% compare
  4. 13 Finland 0.3% compare
  5. 14 Latvia 0.3% compare
  6. 15 Luxembourg 0.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, rural in Estonia?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, rural in Estonia was 0.3% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, rural recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, rural recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2008.
How does Estonia rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, rural?
Estonia ranks 12th out of 96 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, rural rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. 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, rural (% of rural population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, rural (% of rural population in working age)
Unit
% of rural population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
96 places, 1,322 data points, 1970–2021
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