Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Estonia
Estonia: Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational was 82.03 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2024. ▲ Rising
Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Estonia, 2005–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of earnings of men workers.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 82.03 Percentage of earnings of men workers for earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Estonia peaked at 82.25 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2023 and was at its lowest, 66.9 Percentage of earnings of men workers, in 2012.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage of earnings of men workers | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 68.66 Percentage of earnings of men workers | — |
| 2010 | 68.5 Percentage of earnings of men workers | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 71.19 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 66.9 Percentage of earnings of men workers | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 68.76 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 70.26 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 67.4 Percentage of earnings of men workers | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 67.02 Percentage of earnings of men workers | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 70.38 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 74.51 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 77.36 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 79.93 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 81.67 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 80.25 Percentage of earnings of men workers | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 82.25 Percentage of earnings of men workers | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 82.03 Percentage of earnings of men workers | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.66 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 68.66 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 68.66 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 1 |
| 2010s | 70.23 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 66.9 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 77.36 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.23 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 79.93 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 82.25 Percentage of earnings of men workers | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 3 Latvia 86.57 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 3 Costa Rica 92.47 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 4 Portugal 91.91 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 5 Belgium 90.77 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 5 Netherlands 82.13 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 6 Australia 88.54 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 7 Chile 87.88 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 8 Czechia 87.19 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
- 9 Brazil 86.08 Percentage of earnings of men workers compare
More work & labour data for Estonia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 42.7 Persons (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 32 - Employment by 21.94 Persons (2022)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.7% (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 75.4% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.6 Hour (2025)
- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,012 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,012 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Estonia?
- Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational in Estonia was 82.03 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.25 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2023.
- What is the lowest earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.9 Percentage of earnings of men workers in 2012.
- How does Estonia rank for earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational?
- Estonia ranks 6th out of 6 countries with data for 2024.
- Is earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Earnings differences by gender, by age group and educational attainment level — Relative earnings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains data on the gender differrences in earnings from employment, by age group, educational attainment level and work time arrangement. The baseline is men's earnings. The default table displays 2024 data (or the latest available year) on the earnings of 25-64 year-old full-time female workers as a percentage of the earnings of their male counterparts, by the three aggregated levels of educational attainment. The selection can be changed to display data by educational attainment, by age group and by work time arrangement (e.g. full- or part-time employment). Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on September 29, 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.