Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Estonia
Estonia: Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total was 12.11 in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Estonia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 12.11 for barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Estonia peaked at 12.11 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.8, in 1960.
That places Estonia 9th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it 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+, total in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.8 | — |
| 1965 | 7.09 | +4.3% |
| 1970 | 7.38 | +4.1% |
| 1975 | 7.97 | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 8.46 | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 8.86 | +4.7% |
| 1990 | 9.19 | +3.7% |
| 1995 | 10.38 | +12.9% |
| 2000 | 11.41 | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 11.77 | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 12.11 | +2.9% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 12.11 is above the median for high income countries, which is 10.99, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 12.11 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 11.11, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.95 | 6.8 | 7.09 | 2 |
| 1970s | 7.67 | 7.38 | 7.97 | 2 |
| 1980s | 8.66 | 8.46 | 8.86 | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.79 | 9.19 | 10.38 | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.59 | 11.41 | 11.77 | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.11 | 12.11 | 12.11 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.57 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.61 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,391 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 706 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 27,252 (2012)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Estonia?
- Barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total in Estonia was 12.11 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+, total recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.11 in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total 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+, total?
- Estonia ranks 9th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: average years of total schooling, age 15+, total rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. 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+, total. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average years of total schooling, 15+, total is the average years of education completed among people over age 15.