Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Estonia
Estonia: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 41.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Estonia, 2000–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 41.5% for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 12.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Estonia peaked at 41.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2000.
Estonia ranks 8th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.0% | 19.0% | 19.0% | 1 |
| 2020s | 39.6% | 36.9% | 41.5% | 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 41.5% 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 41.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2000.
- How does Estonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Estonia ranks 8th out of 79 countries with data for 2023.
- 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release