Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Estonia
Estonia: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 14 Thousand persons in 2025. ▼ Falling
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Estonia, 2009–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
The most recent figure for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Estonia is 14 Thousand persons, 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 Thousand persons in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7 Thousand persons, in 2019.
That places Estonia 29th out of 43 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 | Thousand persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 24 Thousand persons | — |
| 2010 | 23 Thousand persons | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 21 Thousand persons | -8.7% |
| 2012 | 17 Thousand persons | -19.0% |
| 2013 | 11 Thousand persons | -35.3% |
| 2014 | 10 Thousand persons | -9.1% |
| 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% |
| 2021 | 10 Thousand persons | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 9 Thousand persons | -10.0% |
| 2023 | 10 Thousand persons | +11.1% |
| 2024 | 12 Thousand persons | +20.0% |
| 2025 | 14 Thousand persons | +16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24 Thousand persons | 24 Thousand persons | 24 Thousand persons | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.6 Thousand persons | 7 Thousand persons | 23 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.67 Thousand persons | 9 Thousand persons | 14 Thousand persons | 6 |
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- Employment rates by educational attainment level, country of birth 75.4% (2025)
- 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)
- Employed persons by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
- Employed persons by NUTS 2 region 693.1 Thousand persons (2025)
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 Thousand persons 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 Thousand persons in 2009.
- 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 29th out of 43 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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