Language learning in Estonia
Estonia: Language learning was 26.6 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
26.6
Change on year
down 14.5%
World rank
3rd
of 35 countries
All-time high
31.1
in 2011
All-time low
11.7
in 1995
Years of data
12
1995–2012
Language learning in Estonia, 1995–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 26.6 for language learning in 2012.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.5% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, language learning in Estonia peaked at 31.1 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 11.7, in 1995.
That places Estonia 3rd out of 35 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Language learning in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 11.7 | — |
| 2000 | 19.4 | +65.8% |
| 2001 | 22.7 | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 24.6 | +8.4% |
| 2003 | 26.8 | +8.9% |
| 2004 | 27.7 | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 26.2 | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 26.2 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 29.4 | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 30 | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 31.1 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 26.6 | -14.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.7 | 11.7 | 11.7 | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.89 | 19.4 | 30 | 9 |
| 2010s | 28.85 | 26.6 | 31.1 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
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- Employed persons by professional status and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employment rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and 75.4% (2025)
- Average actual weekly hours worked in the main job of persons who 35.6 Hour (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.7% (2025)
- Employment rates by NUTS 2 region 68.5% (2025)
- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 749.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by NUTS 2 region 74.1% (2025)
- Labour force by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 749.3 Thousand persons (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is language learning in Estonia?
- Language learning in Estonia was 26.6 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest language learning recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.1 in 2011.
- What is the lowest language learning recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.7 in 1995.
- How does Estonia rank for language learning?
- Estonia ranks 3rd out of 35 countries with data for 2012.
- Is language learning rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 Language learning (1995-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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