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There is an almost sevenfold difference between the at-risk-of-poverty rates of local governments in Estonia

Kuupäev 18.11.2013
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According to Statistics Estonia, in Viimsi rural municipality and Saue city, only 6% of residents lived in relative poverty in 2011, while the share of the relatively poor was over 40% in Kallaste city and in Alatskivi and Peipsiääre rural municipalities. Among local governments, at-risk-of-poverty rate was the highest in remote areas near the border and the lowest in the local governments of Harju county.

Statistics Estonia and mobile network operators restart mobility analysis

Kuupäev 15.03.2021
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Statistics Estonia concluded agreements with Telia, Tele2 and Elisa to restart mobility analysis. The goal of the planned mobility analysis is to help the government evaluate the impact of the adopted COVID-19 countermeasures on the movement of people, assess change in the risk of infection and effectively plan communication in Estonian regions. Mobility will be analysed using the same methodology as in last spring.

Priority target groups of adult education

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Which population groups participate more actively in adult education? What is the breakdown of adult education priority target groups by county, in Tallinn and Tartu cities? The analysis gives an overview of the potential priority target groups for adult education in Estonia.

Population census. One in five people in Estonia have a master's degree, the country is a destination for the highly educated

Kuupäev 03.08.2022
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Data from the 2021 census show that the share of people with higher education in Estonia is increasing and the share of people with basic education is decreasing. A fifth of the inhabitants in Estonia have a master's degree, and Tartu and Viimsi stand out for their particularly high concentration of highly educated people.

The decline in retail trade turnover continued in January

Kuupäev 03.03.2023
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According to Statistics Estonia, in January, the turnover of retail trade enterprises was 800 million euros. Compared with January 2022, turnover decreased by 7% at constant prices.

Identifying permanent residence in the Population and Housing Census

Kuupäev 29.09.2021
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The places where people live have been recorded in one way or another for centuries. Previously, the place of registration could have been a church, municipality government, city address board, housing board or the Population Register. In recent decades, developed countries have found that register data are usually more accurate than survey data, and so population censuses have also begun to use them. Back in 2011, eight European Union countries conducted the census on a register basis: in addition to the Nordic countries, the Netherlands, Belgium, Austria and Slovenia.

In July, the volume of industrial production decreased

Kuupäev 31.08.2015
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According to Statistics Estonia, in July 2015, the production of industrial enterprises decreased 6% compared to July of the previous year. Production decreased in manufacturing, energy production and mining.