Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) in Estonia
Estonia: Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) was 14.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Unemployment with basic education in Estonia, 1997–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of total labor force with basic education.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 14.7% for unemployment with basic education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.2% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment with basic education in Estonia peaked at 30.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.6%, in 2019.
That places Estonia 20th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of total labor force with basic education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 16.1% | — |
| 1998 | 16.0% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 20.3% | +27.3% |
| 2000 | 25.4% | +25.0% |
| 2001 | 20.1% | -21.0% |
| 2002 | 23.2% | +15.5% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | -10.2% |
| 2004 | 19.4% | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 14.5% | -25.3% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | -13.7% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 27.8% | +132.2% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | +8.0% |
| 2011 | 25.5% | -15.1% |
| 2012 | 22.9% | -10.3% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | -36.3% |
| 2014 | 12.8% | -12.2% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | -16.4% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 9.6% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | +40.7% |
| 2021 | 14.2% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 12.0% | -15.6% |
| 2023 | 12.9% | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 14.7% | +14.2% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 14.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.0%, 1.8× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 14.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.4%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic) 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 | +132.2% | 12.0% | 27.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 16.0% | 20.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 10.9% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 9.6% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 12.0% | 14.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More work & labour data for Estonia
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.6763 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.6638 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.77 % change on previous year (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 259.52 1000 No (2050)
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 407.84 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 825.5 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment with basic education in Estonia?
- Unemployment with basic education in Estonia was 14.7% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest unemployment with basic education recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest unemployment with basic education recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.6% in 2019.
- How does Estonia rank for unemployment with basic education?
- Estonia ranks 20th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is unemployment with basic education rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Unemployment with basic education (% of total labor force with basic education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of the labor force with a basic level of education who are unemployed. Basic education comprises primary education or lower secondary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).