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Statistics Estonia’s call elicited just 54 proposals

Date 17.09.2018
Article
Statistics Estonia’s call to notify of double data collection elicited 54 proposals. Complete or partial re-requesting for data was identified in the case of four questionnaires.

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The daily lives of many people are affected by whether electricity is affordable, where energy comes from and how much of it is consumed. Energy statistics provide a comprehensive picture of Estonia's energy sector, showing how much energy is produced and consumed, how dependent Estonia is on energy imports and how energy prices change. This helps to understand the general direction in which Estonia's energy sector is moving. Statistics Estonia publishes data in two main areas: energy production and consumption energy prices The data provide an overview of the energy sources being used, the

A team of Estonian students ranked first in an international competition

Date 05.06.2019
Article
In the international phase of the European Statistics competition, students had to make a video using official statistics to introduce their country. In the senior age group, the winner was team Radiaator from Hugo Treffner Gymnasium. The team members were Toomas Roosma, Kertu Liisa Lepik and Paul Erik Olli, supervised by Kerli Orav-Puurand.

Gender pay gap narrowed again last year

Date 21.04.2021
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According to Statistics Estonia, in 2020, the gross hourly earnings of female employees were 15.6% smaller than the earnings of male employees. The gender pay gap decreased by 1.5 percentage points year on year.

Statistics Estonia’s interviewers to start in-home interviews again

Date 03.06.2021
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Statistics Estonia will resume in-home interviews to collect data for personal surveys. Each week, the spread of COVID-19 in counties will be assessed, and interviewers will visit homes only if the incidence of COVID-19 is medium or low according to the data of the Health Board.

284,300 Estonian residents at risk of poverty in 2018

Date 18.12.2019
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According to Statistics Estonia, 21.7% of the Estonian population lived at risk of poverty and 2.4% lived in absolute poverty in 2018. Compared to 2017, the share of people at risk of poverty decreased by 0.2 percentage points and the share of those living in absolute poverty by 0.3 percentage points.

Number of accommodated tourists dropped by nearly a half last year

Date 10.02.2021
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According to Statistics Estonia, in 2020, Estonian accommodation establishments served nearly 2 million tourists, whose nights spent totalled 3.7 million. The number of visitors fell by 48% compared to 2019.