Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Estonia
Estonia: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 81.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
81.7%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
8th
of 45 countries
All-time high
82.2%
in 2024
All-time low
68.4%
in 2002
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Estonia, 1997–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Estonia stood at 81.7%.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Estonia peaked at 82.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 68.4%, in 2002.
Estonia ranks 8th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 73.0% | — |
| 1998 | 72.2% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 70.0% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 70.5% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 69.8% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 68.4% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 70.6% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 70.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 70.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 72.8% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 73.2% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 74.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 74.0% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 73.9% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 74.7% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 74.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 75.1% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 75.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 76.3% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 77.2% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 78.4% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 78.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 78.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 78.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 79.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 81.2% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 81.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 82.2% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 81.7% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.7% | 70.0% | 73.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 71.5% | 68.4% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.3% | 73.9% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 78.8% | 82.2% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Estonia?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Estonia was 81.7% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.4% in 2002.
- How does Estonia rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Estonia ranks 8th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. 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 Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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