Labour transitions: change in qualification level in Estonia
Estonia: Labour transitions: change in qualification level was 79 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Estonia, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, labour transitions - change in qualification level (employment status) in Estonia stood at 79.
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 49 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 in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | 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 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 79.5 | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 79 | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.28 | 72.7 | 75.5 | 4 |
| 2010s | 77.37 | 72.9 | 79.3 | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.75 | 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 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 49 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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