Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Estonia
Estonia: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 14 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Estonia, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Estonia is 14, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 16.7% on the previous year and up 55.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Estonia peaked at 24 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7, in 2019.
That places Estonia 31st out of 45 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 24 | — |
| 2010 | 23 | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 21 | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 17 | -19.0% |
| 2013 | 11 | -35.3% |
| 2014 | 10 | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2016 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2017 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2018 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | -22.2% |
| 2020 | 9 | +28.6% |
| 2021 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 10 | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 12 | +20.0% |
| 2025 | 14 | +16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24 | 24 | 24 | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.6 | 7 | 23 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.67 | 9 | 14 | 6 |
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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 14 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 24 in 2009.
- 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 31st out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.6%. 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. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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