Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Estonia
Estonia: Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location was 0.7213 LPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.7213 LPIA
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
20th
of 87 countries
All-time high
0.7821 LPIA
in 2013
All-time low
0.4767 LPIA
in 1989
Years of data
17
1989–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Estonia, 1989–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 0.7213 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Estonia peaked at 0.7821 LPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.4767 LPIA, in 1989.
Estonia ranks 20th of 87 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Estonia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.4767 LPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.5539 LPIA | +16.2% |
| 2007 | 0.6796 LPIA | +22.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6556 LPIA | -3.5% |
| 2009 | 0.7306 LPIA | +11.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7156 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7355 LPIA | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7455 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7821 LPIA | +4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7625 LPIA | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 0.7533 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.7665 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7551 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.762 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.6664 LPIA | -12.5% |
| 2021 | 0.731 LPIA | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 0.7213 LPIA | -1.3% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.7213 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.682 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.7213 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6297 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4767 LPIA | 0.4767 LPIA | 0.4767 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.6549 LPIA | 0.5539 LPIA | 0.7306 LPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.7531 LPIA | 0.7156 LPIA | 0.7821 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7062 LPIA | 0.6664 LPIA | 0.731 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 0.7213 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 0.7821 LPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4767 LPIA in 1989.
- How does Estonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Estonia ranks 20th out of 87 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 down 3.2%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release