Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Estonia, Republic of
Estonia, Republic of: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 20.5% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Estonia, Republic of, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Estonia, Republic of is 20.5%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Estonia, Republic of peaked at 20.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2017.
That places Estonia, Republic of 12th out of 85 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.5% | 14.6% | 17.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 19.2% | 18.1% | 20.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia, Republic of
- 9 United States 23.1% compare
- 10 Lithuania, Republic of 22.5% compare
- 11 Australia 20.5% compare
- 13 Palestine, State of 20.0% compare
- 14 Kazakhstan, Republic of 19.7% compare
- 15 Sweden 19.7% compare
More education data for Estonia, Republic of
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0063 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Estonia, Republic of?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Estonia, Republic of was 20.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Estonia, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 20.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Estonia, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2017.
- How does Estonia, Republic of rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Estonia, Republic of ranks 12th out of 85 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Estonia, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia, Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release