Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Estonia
Estonia: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female was 12.35 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Estonia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 12.35 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Estonia peaked at 12.35 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.8, in 1960.
Estonia ranks 6th of 144 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.8 | — |
| 1965 | 7.12 | +4.7% |
| 1970 | 7.35 | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 7.86 | +6.9% |
| 1980 | 8.36 | +6.4% |
| 1985 | 8.84 | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 9.2 | +4.1% |
| 1995 | 10.47 | +13.8% |
| 2000 | 11.53 | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 11.98 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 12.35 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.96 | 6.8 | 7.12 | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.61 | 7.35 | 7.86 | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.6 | 8.36 | 8.84 | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.84 | 9.2 | 10.47 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.75 | 11.53 | 11.98 | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.35 | 12.35 | 12.35 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25,046 (2012)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 103,245 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 89,246 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.065 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 89,246 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Estonia?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female in Estonia was 12.35 in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.35 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8 in 1960.
- How does Estonia rank for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female?
- Estonia ranks 6th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, female rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, female is the average years of education completed among females over age 15.