Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia
Estonia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 82.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 82.0% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia peaked at 85.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 80.8%, in 2014.
Estonia ranks 16th of 43 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 83.2% | — |
| 2007 | 84.7% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 83.6% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 83.4% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 83.3% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 83.2% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 84.5% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 85.4% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 80.8% | -5.4% |
| 2015 | 81.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 82.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 81.9% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 81.8% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 82.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 83.2% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 83.0% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 83.6% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.8% | 83.2% | 84.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 80.8% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 82.0% | 83.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 13 Hungary 86.8% compare
- 14 Croatia 86.7% compare
- 15 Montenegro 85.8% compare
- 17 Norway 81.9% compare
- 18 Luxembourg 81.8% compare
- 19 Bosnia and Herzegovina 81.7% compare
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 82.0% 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 85.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.8% in 2014.
- How does Estonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Estonia ranks 16th out of 43 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 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release