Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia
Estonia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 1.05 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia, 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia stood at 1.05 GPIA.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia peaked at 1.07 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9782 GPIA, in 2004.
That places Estonia 7th out of 107 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 upper secondary education or in Estonia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.9791 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.9972 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.9782 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.04 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 1.07 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 1.04 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9791 GPIA | 0.9791 GPIA | 0.9791 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9782 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 1.07 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.03 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.05 GPIA | 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 1.05 GPIA 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 1.07 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9782 GPIA in 2004.
- How does Estonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Estonia ranks 7th out of 107 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 up 1.8%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release