Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Estonia
Estonia: Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 97.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Estonia, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Estonia is 97.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Estonia peaked at 97.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 96.2%, in 1999.
Estonia ranks 48th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 96.6% | — |
| 1982 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 96.9% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 96.6% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 96.4% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 96.2% | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 96.2% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 96.2% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.2% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.2% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.2% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 96.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 97.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.8% | 96.6% | 96.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 96.6% | 96.2% | 96.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.2% | 96.2% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 96.3% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 96.8% | 97.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.82 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Estonia?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Estonia was 97.0% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.2% in 1999.
- How does Estonia rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Estonia ranks 48th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release