Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Estonia
Estonia: Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 85.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Completion rate, upper 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Estonia is 85.9%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Estonia peaked at 91.7% in 1987 and was at its lowest, 80.7%, in 2001.
Estonia ranks 50th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.4% | 91.0% | 91.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 86.3% | 81.2% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.8% | 80.7% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.3% | 81.9% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 84.5% | 85.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 48 Tonga 86.2% compare
- 49 Austria 86.1% compare
- 51 Tajikistan 85.2% compare
- 52 Trinidad and Tobago 84.8% compare
- 53 Malta 84.0% compare
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, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Estonia?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Estonia was 85.9% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.7% in 1987.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.7% in 2001.
- How does Estonia rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Estonia ranks 50th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release