Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Estonia

Estonia: Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below was 0.6% in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
0.6%
Change on year
up 6.7%
World rank
19th
of 104 countries
All-time high
0.6%
in 2013
All-time low
0.1%
in 2003
Years of data
18
1998–2016

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Estonia, 1998–2016

0.10.20.30.40.50.61998200720161998: 0.549 % of youth labor force with low education2000: 0.3 % of youth labor force with low education2001: 0.295 % of youth labor force with low education2002: 0.203 % of youth labor force with low education2003: 0.144 % of youth labor force with low education2004: 0.389 % of youth labor force with low education2005: 0.369 % of youth labor force with low education2006: 0.178 % of youth labor force with low education2007: 0.317 % of youth labor force with low education2008: 0.479 % of youth labor force with low education2009: 0.581 % of youth labor force with low education2010: 0.606 % of youth labor force with low education2011: 0.357 % of youth labor force with low education2012: 0.429 % of youth labor force with low education2013: 0.633 % of youth labor force with low education2014: 0.556 % of youth labor force with low education2015: 0.576 % of youth labor force with low education2016: 0.615 % of youth labor force with low education

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of youth labor force with low education.

Analysis

The most recent figure for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Estonia is 0.6%, measured in 2016.

The figure is up 6.7% on the previous year and up 245.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Estonia peaked at 0.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2003.

That places Estonia 19th out of 104 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.

Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education) in Estonia, 1998 to 2016.
Year % of youth labor force with low education Change
1998 0.5%
2000 0.3% -45.4%
2001 0.3% -1.5%
2002 0.2% -31.2%
2003 0.1% -29.2%
2004 0.4% +170.6%
2005 0.4% -5.0%
2006 0.2% -51.8%
2007 0.3% +78.1%
2008 0.5% +51.1%
2009 0.6% +21.3%
2010 0.6% +4.3%
2011 0.4% -41.1%
2012 0.4% +20.0%
2013 0.6% +47.7%
2014 0.6% -12.1%
2015 0.6% +3.5%
2016 0.6% +6.7%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 0.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 1.4× the median. (35 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 0.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5%, 1.3× the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.5% 0.5% 0.5% 1
2000s 0.3% 0.1% 0.6% 10
2010s 0.5% 0.4% 0.6% 7

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 16 Ireland 0.7% compare
  2. 17 Portugal 0.7% compare
  3. 18 South Africa 0.6% compare
  4. 20 Gambia 0.6% compare
  5. 21 Kosovo 0.6% compare
  6. 21 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Estonia?
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below in Estonia was 0.6% in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2013.
What is the lowest youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2003.
How does Estonia rank for youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below?
Estonia ranks 19th out of 104 countries with data for 2016.
Is youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 245.3%. 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 Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Youth unemployment rate, aged 15-24, primary education and below (% of youth labor force with low education)
Unit
% of youth labor force with low education
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
104 places, 1,416 data points, 1970–2021
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