Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Estonia
Estonia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 40.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Estonia, 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Estonia stood at 40.3%.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Estonia peaked at 40.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 1989.
That places Estonia 12th out of 89 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 27.2% | 19.9% | 33.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 31.8% | 40.5% | 9 |
| 2020s | 37.1% | 33.1% | 40.3% | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Estonia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Estonia was 40.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 1989.
- How does Estonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Estonia ranks 12th out of 89 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. 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 short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release