Early leavers from education and training by labour status in Estonia

Estonia: Early leavers from education and training by labour status was 10.2 in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)
10.2
Change on year
down 7.3%
World rank
6th
of 35 countries
All-time high
15.1
in 2000
All-time low
8.5
in 2020
Years of data
28
1998–2025

Early leavers from education and training by labour status in Estonia, 1998–2025

0510151998201120251998: 12.61999: 142000: 15.12001: 14.72002: 13.62003: 13.72004: 13.92005: 142006: 13.42007: 14.42008: 142009: 13.52010: 112011: 10.62012: 10.32013: 9.72014: 122015: 13.72016: 11.42017: 11.82018: 122019: 11.22020: 8.52021: 9.82022: 10.82023: 9.72024: 112025: 10.2

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

In 2025, early leavers from education and training by labour status in Estonia stood at 10.2.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.3% on the previous year and down 25.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by labour status in Estonia peaked at 15.1 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8.5, in 2020.

Estonia ranks 6th of 35 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Early leavers from education and training by labour status in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Early leavers from education and training by labour status in Estonia, 1998 to 2025.
Year Value Change
1998 12.6
1999 14 +11.1%
2000 15.1 +7.9%
2001 14.7 -2.6%
2002 13.6 -7.5%
2003 13.7 +0.7%
2004 13.9 +1.5%
2005 14 +0.7%
2006 13.4 -4.3%
2007 14.4 +7.5%
2008 14 -2.8%
2009 13.5 -3.6%
2010 11 -18.5%
2011 10.6 -3.6%
2012 10.3 -2.8%
2013 9.7 -5.8%
2014 12 +23.7%
2015 13.7 +14.2%
2016 11.4 -16.8%
2017 11.8 +3.5%
2018 12 +1.7%
2019 11.2 -6.7%
2020 8.5 -24.1%
2021 9.8 +15.3%
2022 10.8 +10.2%
2023 9.7 -10.2%
2024 11 +13.4%
2025 10.2 -7.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.3 12.6 14 2
2000s 14.03 13.4 15.1 10
2010s 11.37 9.7 13.7 10
2020s 10 8.5 11 6

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 3 Germany 13.1 compare
  2. 4 Spain 12.8 compare
  3. 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 10.9 compare
  4. 7 Austria 10 compare
  5. 7 Denmark 10 compare
  6. 9 Finland 9.9 compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

More work & labour data for Estonia

All data for Estonia →

Frequently asked questions

What is early leavers from education and training by labour status in Estonia?
Early leavers from education and training by labour status in Estonia was 10.2 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest early leavers from education and training by labour status recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 15.1 in 2000.
What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by labour status recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 8.5 in 2020.
How does Estonia rank for early leavers from education and training by labour status?
Estonia ranks 6th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
Is early leavers from education and training by labour status rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from education and training by labour status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Early leavers from education and training by labour status in Estonia. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/early-leavers-from-education-and-training-by-labour-status/estonia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://labour.statizoid.com/stat/early-leavers-from-education-and-training-by-labour-status/estonia/">Early leavers from education and training by labour status in Estonia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Early leavers from education and training by labour status
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
38 places, 1,002 data points, 1992–2025
Last refreshed