Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Estonia
Estonia: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female was 47.8% 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 47.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Estonia peaked at 49.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.2%, in 1989.
Estonia ranks 16th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 13.2% | — |
| 1997 | 42.0% | +219.5% |
| 2000 | 31.0% | -26.3% |
| 2006 | 36.7% | +18.6% |
| 2007 | 37.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 39.1% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 41.7% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 40.9% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 42.2% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 42.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 44.3% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 45.0% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 46.1% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 45.5% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 46.9% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 49.1% | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 45.0% | -8.3% |
| 2021 | 47.3% | +5.1% |
| 2022 | 47.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 47.8% | +0.9% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 47.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 38.7%, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 47.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.3%, 1.3× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +219.5% | 13.2% | 42.0% |
| 2000 | -26.3% | 42.0% | 31.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.2% | 13.2% | 13.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 42.0% | 42.0% | 42.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.1% | 31.0% | 41.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 44.7% | 40.9% | 49.1% | 9 |
| 2020s | 46.9% | 45.0% | 47.8% | 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 47.8% 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 49.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.2% in 1989.
- How does Estonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Estonia ranks 16th out of 128 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 7.8%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release