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

51015202000201020202000: 22 Thousand persons2001: 17 Thousand persons2002: 16 Thousand persons2003: 14 Thousand persons2004: 15 Thousand persons2005: 10 Thousand persons2006: 9 Thousand persons2007: 8 Thousand persons2008: 9 Thousand persons2009: 20 Thousand persons2010: 20 Thousand persons2011: 18 Thousand persons2012: 15 Thousand persons2013: 9 Thousand persons2014: 10 Thousand persons2015: 9 Thousand persons2016: 10 Thousand persons2017: 9 Thousand persons2018: 9 Thousand persons2019: 7 Thousand persons2020: 9 Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 9 Thousand persons for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in 2020.

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

Annual values for Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020) in Estonia, 2000 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 37 Estonia 9 Thousand persons compare
  2. 39 Montenegro 8 Thousand persons compare
  3. 39 Slovenia 8 Thousand persons compare
  4. 39 Slovenia 8 Thousand persons compare

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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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Indicator
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data (1998–2020)
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
51 places, 954 data points, 1998–2020
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