Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Estonia
Estonia: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 1.42 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Estonia, 1989β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Estonia is 1.42 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Estonia peaked at 1.5 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9661 GPIA, in 1989.
Estonia ranks 9th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9661 GPIA | 0.9661 GPIA | 0.9661 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.38 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA | 1.44 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.45 GPIA | 1.41 GPIA | 1.5 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.39 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 1.42 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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0063 units per person (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 1.42 GPIA 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 1.5 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9661 GPIA in 1989.
- How does Estonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Estonia ranks 9th out of 88 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 down 1.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release