Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia
Estonia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.8982 LPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia, 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia stood at 0.8982 LPIA.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia peaked at 0.9803 LPIA in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.6187 LPIA, in 1989.
That places Estonia 31st out of 105 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.6187 LPIA | — |
| 2000 | 0.7242 LPIA | +17.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9803 LPIA | +35.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8773 LPIA | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 0.8542 LPIA | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 0.9007 LPIA | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.8585 LPIA | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8805 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.8964 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8879 LPIA | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.8843 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8928 LPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.8495 LPIA | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8438 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.8628 LPIA | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8634 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8745 LPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.8634 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.8904 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8795 LPIA | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8952 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.8982 LPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6187 LPIA | 0.6187 LPIA | 0.6187 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.868 LPIA | 0.7242 LPIA | 0.9803 LPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.8719 LPIA | 0.8438 LPIA | 0.8964 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8908 LPIA | 0.8795 LPIA | 0.8982 LPIA | 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 0.8982 LPIA 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 0.9803 LPIA in 2004.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6187 LPIA in 1989.
- How does Estonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Estonia ranks 31st out of 105 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 0.6%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release