Employment rates by educational attainment level in Estonia
Estonia: Employment rates by educational attainment level was 68.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
68.5
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
10th
of 47 countries
All-time high
69.2
in 2022
All-time low
54.4
in 2001
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Employment rates by educational attainment level in Estonia, 1997–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 68.5 for employment rates by educational attainment level in 2025.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employment rates by educational attainment level in Estonia peaked at 69.2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 54.4, in 2001.
That places Estonia 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Employment rates by educational attainment level in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 58.4 | — |
| 1998 | 58.2 | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 55.6 | -4.5% |
| 2000 | 54.8 | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 54.4 | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 55.4 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 56.5 | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 57.4 | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 58.6 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 62.2 | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 63.1 | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 63.3 | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 57.7 | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 55.5 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 59.3 | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 61.1 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 62.4 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 63.3 | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 65 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 65.7 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 67.4 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 68 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 68.2 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 66.4 | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 66.7 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 69.2 | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 69.2 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 68.9 | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 68.5 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.4 | 55.6 | 58.4 | 3 |
| 2000s | 58.34 | 54.4 | 63.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.59 | 55.5 | 68.2 | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.15 | 66.4 | 69.2 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is employment rates by educational attainment level in Estonia?
- Employment rates by educational attainment level in Estonia was 68.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employment rates by educational attainment level recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest employment rates by educational attainment level recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.4 in 2001.
- How does Estonia rank for employment rates by educational attainment level?
- Estonia ranks 10th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employment rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employment rates by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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