Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Estonia
Estonia: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.8% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Estonia, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 0.8% for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.2% on the previous year and up 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Estonia peaked at 0.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2014.
That places Estonia 24th out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.5% | 0.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 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)
- 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 doctoral or equivalent in Estonia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Estonia was 0.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2014.
- How does Estonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Estonia ranks 24th out of 37 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release