Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Estonia
Estonia: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 99.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Estonia, 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Estonia stood at 99.8%.
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 100.0% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 97.9%, in 1989.
Estonia ranks 20th of 100 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 97.9% | — |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 99.0% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.4% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 97.9% | 97.9% | 97.9% | 1 |
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 3 |
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.4% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.6% | 99.9% | 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)
- 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 99.8% 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 100.0% in 1997.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.9% in 1989.
- How does Estonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Estonia ranks 20th out of 100 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release