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

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

Latest (2016)
0.5%
Change on year
up 10.2%
World rank
11th
of 99 countries
All-time high
0.5%
in 2016
All-time low
0.4%
in 2008
Years of data
17
2000–2016

Working-age population with post-secondary education, urban in Estonia, 2000–2016

00.20.40.62000200820162000: 0.436 % of urban population in working age2001: 0.404 % of urban population in working age2002: 0.4 % of urban population in working age2003: 0.428 % of urban population in working age2004: 0.394 % of urban population in working age2005: 0.411 % of urban population in working age2006: 0.408 % of urban population in working age2007: 0.401 % of urban population in working age2008: 0.388 % of urban population in working age2009: 0.405 % of urban population in working age2010: 0.411 % of urban population in working age2011: 0.426 % of urban population in working age2012: 0.415 % of urban population in working age2013: 0.412 % of urban population in working age2014: 0.479 % of urban population in working age2015: 0.492 % of urban population in working age2016: 0.543 % of urban population in working age

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

Analysis

Estonia recorded 0.5% for working-age population with post-secondary education, urban in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 32.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, working-age population with post-secondary education, urban in Estonia peaked at 0.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2008.

That places Estonia 11th out of 99 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Working-age population with post-secondary education, urban (% of urban population in working age) in Estonia, 2000 to 2016.
Year % of urban population in working age Change
2000 0.4%
2001 0.4% -7.4%
2002 0.4% -0.8%
2003 0.4% +7.0%
2004 0.4% -8.0%
2005 0.4% +4.4%
2006 0.4% -0.7%
2007 0.4% -1.8%
2008 0.4% -3.1%
2009 0.4% +4.2%
2010 0.4% +1.5%
2011 0.4% +3.7%
2012 0.4% -2.5%
2013 0.4% -0.8%
2014 0.5% +16.3%
2015 0.5% +2.7%
2016 0.5% +10.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.4% 0.4% 0.4% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.5% 7

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 8 Armenia 0.6% compare
  2. 9 Ireland 0.6% compare
  3. 10 Iceland 0.5% compare
  4. 12 South Korea 0.5% compare
  5. 13 Ukraine 0.5% compare
  6. 14 Finland 0.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is working-age population with post-secondary education, urban in Estonia?
Working-age population with post-secondary education, urban in Estonia was 0.5% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest working-age population with post-secondary education, urban recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
What is the lowest working-age population with post-secondary education, urban recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2008.
How does Estonia rank for working-age population with post-secondary education, urban?
Estonia ranks 11th out of 99 countries with data for 2016.
Is working-age population with post-secondary education, urban rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.9%. 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, urban (% of urban population in working age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Working-age population with post-secondary education, urban (% of urban population in working age)
Unit
% of urban population in working age
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,350 data points, 1970–2021
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