Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Estonia
Estonia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Estonia, 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Estonia stood at 1 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Estonia peaked at 1 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9808 GPIA, in 1989.
That places Estonia 12th out of 104 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Estonia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.9808 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9954 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.989 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9808 GPIA | 0.9808 GPIA | 0.9808 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9922 GPIA | 0.989 GPIA | 0.9954 GPIA | 2 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 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 primary education or higher in Estonia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Estonia was 1 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9808 GPIA in 1989.
- How does Estonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Estonia ranks 12th out of 104 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 primary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release