Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Estonia
Estonia: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male was 30.7% 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 30.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Estonia peaked at 33.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 1989.
That places Estonia 39th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 14.3% | — |
| 1999 | 22.3% | +56.3% |
| 2000 | 24.5% | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 22.3% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 21.7% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 22.6% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 23.2% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 26.8% | +15.6% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 26.1% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 26.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 25.9% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 28.5% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 28.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 29.3% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 30.0% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 29.0% | -6.1% |
| 2020 | 33.0% | +14.0% |
| 2021 | 33.9% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 31.1% | -8.4% |
| 2023 | 30.7% | -1.2% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 30.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 34.0%, 90% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 30.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.5%, 97% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +56.3% | 14.3% | 22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 22.3% | 22.3% | 22.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.7% | 21.7% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.7% | 25.9% | 30.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 30.7% | 33.9% | 4 |
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 30.7% 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 33.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 1989.
- How does Estonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Estonia ranks 39th out of 129 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 6.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release