Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia
Estonia: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 78.1% 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 78.1%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Estonia peaked at 83.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 41.1%, in 1989.
That places Estonia 25th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.1% | 41.1% | 41.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 75.4% | 56.6% | 83.1% | 7 |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 72.9% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.2% | 77.4% | 78.9% | 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 78.1% 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 83.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.1% in 1989.
- How does Estonia rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Estonia ranks 25th out of 111 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 2.0%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release