Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia
Estonia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 86.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia, 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia is 86.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia peaked at 90.9% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 66.5%, in 1989.
Estonia ranks 23rd of 108 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 66.5% | — |
| 2000 | 78.1% | +17.5% |
| 2004 | 84.8% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 90.1% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 90.9% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 87.9% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 88.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 87.1% | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 87.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 87.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 88.6% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 89.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 85.8% | -4.0% |
| 2015 | 87.7% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 87.6% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 87.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 88.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 88.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 88.0% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 87.7% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 86.9% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.5% | 66.5% | 66.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 86.7% | 78.1% | 90.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 87.7% | 85.8% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.8% | 86.9% | 88.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 20 Tajikistan 88.0% compare
- 21 Republic of Moldova 87.9% compare
- 22 Canada 87.4% compare
- 24 Romania 86.5% compare
- 25 Switzerland 86.3% compare
- 26 Ireland 85.7% 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 86.9% 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 90.9% in 2006.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.5% in 1989.
- How does Estonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Estonia ranks 23rd out of 108 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 2.6%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release