Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Estonia
Estonia: Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) was 79.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Estonia, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2025, labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Estonia stood at 79.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Estonia peaked at 79.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.7%, in 2007.
That places Estonia 25th out of 46 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 73.7% | — |
| 2007 | 72.7% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 75.5% | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 75.2% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 72.9% | -3.1% |
| 2011 | 76.1% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 77.8% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 79.2% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 77.8% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 78.2% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 77.4% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 79.3% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 76.3% | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 78.7% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 77.6% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 75.2% | -3.1% |
| 2022 | 77.2% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 79.5% | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 79.0% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.3% | 72.7% | 75.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 77.4% | 72.9% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 75.2% | 79.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Estonia?
- Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Estonia was 79.0% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 79.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.7% in 2007.
- How does Estonia rank for labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status)?
- Estonia ranks 25th out of 46 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 transitions - change in qualification level (employment status and pay level) compared to previous year by sex and previous employment status. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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