Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Estonia
Estonia: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 9 Thousand persons in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
9 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 28.6%
World rank
37th
of 45 countries
All-time high
22 Thousand persons
in 2000
All-time low
7 Thousand persons
in 2019
Years of data
21
2000–2020
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Estonia, 2000–2020
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2020, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Estonia stood at 9 Thousand persons.
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 Thousand persons in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7 Thousand persons, in 2019.
That places Estonia 37th out of 45 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 in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22 Thousand persons | — |
| 2001 | 17 Thousand persons | -22.7% |
| 2002 | 16 Thousand persons | -5.9% |
| 2003 | 14 Thousand persons | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 15 Thousand persons | +7.1% |
| 2005 | 10 Thousand persons | -33.3% |
| 2006 | 9 Thousand persons | -10.0% |
| 2007 | 8 Thousand persons | -11.1% |
| 2008 | 9 Thousand persons | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 20 Thousand persons | +122.2% |
| 2010 | 20 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18 Thousand persons | -10.0% |
| 2012 | 15 Thousand persons | -16.7% |
| 2013 | 9 Thousand persons | -40.0% |
| 2014 | 10 Thousand persons | +11.1% |
| 2015 | 9 Thousand persons | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 10 Thousand persons | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 9 Thousand persons | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 9 Thousand persons | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 Thousand persons | -22.2% |
| 2020 | 9 Thousand persons | +28.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14 Thousand persons | 8 Thousand persons | 22 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.6 Thousand persons | 7 Thousand persons | 20 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 9 Thousand persons | 9 Thousand persons | 9 Thousand persons | 1 |
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- Labour force by NUTS 2 region 749.3 Thousand persons (2025)
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level 81.7% (2025)
- Population in private households by citizenship, labour status and 1,012 Thousand persons (2025)
- Population in private households by country of birth, labour status 1,012 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by job tenure and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
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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 Thousand persons 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 Thousand persons in 2000.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 Thousand persons in 2019.
- How does Estonia rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- Estonia ranks 37th out of 45 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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