Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020) in Estonia
Estonia: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020) was 9 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Estonia, 2000–2020
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2020, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Estonia stood at 9.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.6% on the previous year and down 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Estonia peaked at 22 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2019.
That places Estonia 39th out of 47 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22 | — |
| 2001 | 17 | -22.7% |
| 2002 | 16 | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 14 | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 15 | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 10 | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 20 | +122.2% |
| 2010 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18 | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 15 | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 9 | -40.0% |
| 2014 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | -22.2% |
| 2020 | 9 | +28.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020) in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +122.2% | 9 | 20 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14 | 8 | 22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6 | 7 | 20 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Estonia?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Estonia was 9 in 2020, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 22 in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 2019.
- How does Estonia rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- Estonia ranks 39th out of 47 countries with data for 2020.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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