Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia
Estonia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 91.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia is 91.7%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia peaked at 91.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 86.5%, in 2006.
Estonia ranks 5th of 36 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 86.5% | — |
| 2007 | 87.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 87.0% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 86.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 90.0% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 90.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 89.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 91.7% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.9% | 86.5% | 87.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 90.0% | 90.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 89.0% | 91.7% | 3 |
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 91.7% 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 91.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.5% in 2006.
- How does Estonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Estonia ranks 5th out of 36 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 1.2%. 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, immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release