Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Estonia
Estonia: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 36.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Estonia, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 36.4% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Estonia peaked at 37.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2007.
That places Estonia 15th out of 30 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.4% | 28.8% | 30.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 28.9% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 35.5% | 37.1% | 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 rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Estonia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Estonia was 36.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2007.
- How does Estonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Estonia ranks 15th out of 30 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, 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