Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Estonia
Estonia: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender was 1.36 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Estonia, 1989–2023
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 1.36 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Estonia peaked at 1.39 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9207 GPIA, in 1989.
That places Estonia 3rd out of 127 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Estonia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.9207 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.21 GPIA | +31.2% |
| 2006 | 1.26 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 2007 | 1.3 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 1.33 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 1.38 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 1.37 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 1.34 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.33 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.35 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 1.37 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.39 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.36 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 1.36 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.37 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.27 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2021 | 1.28 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.34 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 1.36 GPIA | +1.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 1.36 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 1.36 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.11 GPIA, 1.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +31.2% | 0.9207 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9207 GPIA | 0.9207 GPIA | 0.9207 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.29 GPIA | 1.21 GPIA | 1.38 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.36 GPIA | 1.33 GPIA | 1.39 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.31 GPIA | 1.27 GPIA | 1.36 GPIA | 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 1.36 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 1.39 GPIA in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9207 GPIA in 1989.
- How does Estonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Estonia ranks 3rd out of 127 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 0.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release