Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Estonia
Estonia: Early leavers from formal education by labour status was 11.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Estonia, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for early leavers from formal education by labour status in Estonia is 11.7%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.6% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from formal education by labour status in Estonia peaked at 14.5% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2020.
Estonia ranks 8th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 13.9% | — |
| 2005 | 14.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | -4.3% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 14.4% | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 13.7% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | -17.5% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 11.0% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | -5.5% |
| 2014 | 12.2% | +17.3% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +14.8% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.9% | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 12.3% | -11.5% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | -23.6% |
| 2021 | 10.2% | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 12.8% | +8.5% |
| 2025 | 11.7% | -8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.0% | 13.4% | 14.5% | 6 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 10.4% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 9.4% | 12.8% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from formal education by labour status in Estonia?
- Early leavers from formal education by labour status in Estonia was 11.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from formal education by labour status recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2007.
- What is the lowest early leavers from formal education by labour status recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2020.
- How does Estonia rank for early leavers from formal education by labour status?
- Estonia ranks 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from formal education by labour status rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. 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 formal education by labour status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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