Archive:Europe 2020 indicators - Estonia
- Data from June 2014. Most recent data: Further Eurostat information, Main tables. Planned article update: August 2017.
This article is part of a set of statistical articles on Europe 2020 strategy, focusing on the situation in Estonia.
Source: Eurostat, see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 indicators
Explanations on this radar chart are available here.
Main statistical findings
Source: Eurostat, see dedicated web section: Europe 2020 indicators
By 2012 Estonia had decreased its GHG emissions by 0.1 % compared with the ESD base year, remaining well below its national target, which allows an increase of 11 % by 2020. In 2014, Estonia also surpassed its target on renewable energy but fell slightly short of its target on primary energy consumption. The country also exceeded its target on tertiary education by 5.3 percentage points and reached its employment target of 76 %. Despite a sizeable reduction in the share of early school leavers since 2008, Estonia was almost two percentage points below its national target in 2015. Public expenditure on R&D has been low since the start of the economic crisis in 2008 and in 2015 the gap to the national target was larger than the gap of the EU as a whole to the respective EU target. Since 2010 the country has experienced a gradual increase in the share of the population living at risk of poverty after social transfers, which has moved Estonia further away from its national target of 15 %.
Data sources and availability
More information about the origin of the data and the calculation of indicators can be obtained via the Europe 2020 indicators dedicated website.
Under 'Tables', click on the icons next to the indicators:
- 'Explanatory texts (metadata)' for a detailed overview of the collection and compilation methods;
- 'Information on the leaf' for data availability per country.
A more general overview of quality procedures can be found in Implementation of standard reference metadata for indicators - the ESMS Indicator Profile (ESMS-IP) (PDF file).
Context
Europe 2020 is the EU’s growth and jobs strategy for the current decade, striving to pave the way to a smart, sustainable and inclusive future. The strategy envisages measures to overcome the economic crisis and move beyond it by addressing the structural weaknesses in the European economic model. The final objective is to deliver high levels of employment, productivity and social cohesion in the Member States, while reducing the impact on the natural environment.
See also
Further Eurostat information
Publications
- Smarter, greener, more inclusive - indicators to support the Europe 2020 strategy (online publication, also downloadable as PDF file
Main tables
Dedicated section
Methodology / Metadata
- Towards robust quality management for European Statistics - Communication from the Commission COM(2011) 211 final
Other information
- Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 of 11 March 2009 on European statistics