Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Estonia
Estonia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services was 14.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Estonia, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2023, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Estonia stood at 14.5%.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Estonia peaked at 18.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 14.0%, in 2021.
That places Estonia 35th out of 116 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.6% | — |
| 2001 | 18.0% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 18.2% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 17.9% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 18.1% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 17.5% | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 17.5% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 16.4% | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 15.4% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 15.2% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 14.8% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 14.3% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | +9.3% |
| 2019 | 15.2% | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 14.3% | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.3% | 15.2% | 18.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.2% | 14.3% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.2% | 14.0% | 14.5% | 4 |
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More education data for Estonia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43,384 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0316 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 45,862 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8496 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0334 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 103,245 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,627 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Estonia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Estonia was 14.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.0% in 2021.
- How does Estonia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Estonia ranks 35th out of 116 countries with data for 2023.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services, education (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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