Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Estonia
Estonia: Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location was 0.6729 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Estonia, 1989–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Estonia is 0.6729 LPIA, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Estonia peaked at 0.8354 LPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.4623 LPIA, in 1989.
That places Estonia 21st out of 93 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Estonia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.4623 LPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.5098 LPIA | +10.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8354 LPIA | +63.9% |
| 2007 | 0.6175 LPIA | -26.1% |
| 2008 | 0.6079 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.6825 LPIA | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 0.6512 LPIA | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6711 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 0.67 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7048 LPIA | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.7239 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6939 LPIA | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6926 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6599 LPIA | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7023 LPIA | +6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.6231 LPIA | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 0.6922 LPIA | +11.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6729 LPIA | -2.8% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.6729 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6393 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.6729 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5955 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +63.9% | 0.5098 LPIA | 0.8354 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4623 LPIA | 0.4623 LPIA | 0.4623 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6506 LPIA | 0.5098 LPIA | 0.8354 LPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.6855 LPIA | 0.6512 LPIA | 0.7239 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.6627 LPIA | 0.6231 LPIA | 0.6922 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.57 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.61 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,391 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 706 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 27,252 (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25,046 (2012)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 103,245 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 89,246 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (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 0.6729 LPIA in 2022, 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 0.8354 LPIA in 2004.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4623 LPIA in 1989.
- How does Estonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Estonia ranks 21st out of 93 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release