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% |
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
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,627 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
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.