Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Estonia
Estonia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 1.06 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
Estonia recorded 1.06 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia peaked at 1.09 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.9889 GPIA, in 1989.
That places Estonia 18th out of 137 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Estonia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.9889 GPIA | — |
| 2000 | 1.02 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 1.02 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.04 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.05 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 1.05 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 1.09 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1.07 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.07 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.07 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 1.06 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 1.04 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 1.06 GPIA | +1.9% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9872 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 1.06 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.972 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9889 GPIA | 0.9889 GPIA | 0.9889 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.06 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 1.09 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.04 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.57 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.61 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,391 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 706 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 27,252 (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25,046 (2012)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 103,245 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 89,246 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (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 1.06 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 1.09 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9889 GPIA in 1989.
- How does Estonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Estonia ranks 18th out of 137 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 1.4%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release