Australia vs Estonia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Australia
0.662 LPIA
in 2024
Estonia
0.6729 LPIA
in 2022
Australia rank
23rd
Estonia rank
21st
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Australia
- Estonia
How they compare
Estonia currently reports 0.6729 LPIA against 0.662 LPIA in Australia, a difference of 0.0109 LPIA.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Estonia ahead.
Australia ranks 23rd and Estonia ranks 21st of 93 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Estonia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Estonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6763 LPIA | 0.6858 LPIA | 0.0095 LPIA | Estonia |
| 2010s | 0.6581 LPIA | 0.6855 LPIA | 0.0274 LPIA | Estonia |
| 2020s | 0.6706 LPIA | 0.6627 LPIA | 0.0078 LPIA | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, Australia or Estonia?
- Estonia, at 0.6729 LPIA against 0.662 LPIA in Australia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Australia and Estonia?
- 0.0109 LPIA, with Estonia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Estonia?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Australia and Estonia rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Australia ranks 23rd and Estonia ranks 21st of 93 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release