Canada vs Estonia: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling

Canada

13.87 years

in 2023

Estonia

13.56 years

in 2023

Canada rank

5th

Estonia rank

7th

Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling over time

Canada currently reports 13.87 years against 13.56 years in Estonia, a difference of 0.3078 years.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Canada has been ahead every year.

Canada ranks 5th and Estonia ranks 7th of 192 countries.

Indicator: Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling
Unit: years
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 192 places, 6,079 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.