Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Estonia
Estonia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9993 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Estonia, 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 0.9993 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Estonia peaked at 1 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.9869 LPIA, in 1989.
That places Estonia 27th out of 99 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Estonia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.9869 LPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9932 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9987 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9985 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.998 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9964 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9949 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.995 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9967 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9985 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9957 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9963 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9981 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9968 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9997 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.998 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.999 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9993 LPIA | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9869 LPIA | 0.9869 LPIA | 0.9869 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.9981 LPIA | 0.9932 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.9968 LPIA | 0.9949 LPIA | 0.9997 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9992 LPIA | 0.998 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 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 0.9993 LPIA 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 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9869 LPIA in 1989.
- How does Estonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Estonia ranks 27th out of 99 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release