Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Estonia
Estonia: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 86.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Estonia, 1989–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Estonia is 86.6%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Estonia peaked at 88.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 58.8%, in 1989.
That places Estonia 16th out of 142 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Estonia, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 58.8% | — |
| 1999 | 78.7% | +33.8% |
| 2000 | 71.5% | -9.2% |
| 2002 | 81.8% | +14.5% |
| 2003 | 82.8% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 83.7% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 85.2% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 84.9% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 85.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 85.3% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 86.5% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 86.6% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 87.3% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 88.4% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 85.9% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 86.6% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.6% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 85.8% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 84.7% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 86.5% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 86.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.8% | 58.8% | 58.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 78.7% | 78.7% | 78.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.0% | 71.5% | 85.7% | 9 |
| 2010s | 87.0% | 85.9% | 88.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 84.7% | 86.6% | 4 |
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 educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Estonia?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Estonia was 86.6% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.8% in 1989.
- How does Estonia rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Estonia ranks 16th out of 142 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed upper secondary education.