Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Estonia
Estonia: Government spending on education as a share of GDP was 5.2% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government spending on education as a share of GDP in Estonia, 1992–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government spending on education as a share of gdp in Estonia is 5.2%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government spending on education as a share of gdp in Estonia peaked at 6.7% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2014.
That places Estonia 57th out of 199 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 5.3% | 6.7% | 8 |
| 2000s | 5.2% | 4.6% | 6.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.3% | 5.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.3% | 5.2% | 5.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 8,627 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.36 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government spending on education as a share of gdp in Estonia?
- Government spending on education as a share of gdp in Estonia was 5.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 1999.
- What is the lowest government spending on education as a share of gdp recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2014.
- How does Estonia rank for government spending on education as a share of gdp?
- Estonia ranks 57th out of 199 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government spending on education as a share of gdp rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Government spending on education as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Total annual general government spending on all levels of education, expressed as a percentage of GDP.