Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia
Estonia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 84.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia, 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia stood at 84.4%.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia peaked at 86.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 40.9%, in 1989.
That places Estonia 14th out of 109 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 40.9% | — |
| 2000 | 59.0% | +44.3% |
| 2007 | 79.5% | +34.6% |
| 2008 | 77.9% | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 79.8% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 82.8% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 84.1% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 83.6% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 85.5% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 85.1% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 84.4% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 85.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 86.6% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 77.4% | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 83.1% | +7.5% |
| 2022 | 82.9% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 84.4% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.9% | 40.9% | 40.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 74.1% | 59.0% | 79.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 82.8% | 86.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 77.4% | 84.4% | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.82 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia was 84.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.9% in 1989.
- How does Estonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Estonia ranks 14th out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release