First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Estonia
Estonia: First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group was 11,141 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
11,141
Change on year
up 5.1%
World rank
26th
of 30 countries
All-time high
11,141
in 2024
All-time low
9,816
in 2017
Years of data
9
2016–2024
First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Estonia, 2016–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Estonia stood at 11,141. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Estonia peaked at 11,141 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9,816, in 2017.
That places Estonia 26th out of 30 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 10,054 | — |
| 2017 | 9,816 | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 10,139 | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 10,154 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 10,139 | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 10,209 | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 10,263 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 10,599 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 11,141 | +5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10,041 | 9,816 | 10,154 | 4 |
| 2020s | 10,470 | 10,139 | 11,141 | 5 |
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More education data for Estonia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Estonia?
- First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group in Estonia was 11,141 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 11,141 in 2024.
- What is the lowest first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9,816 in 2017.
- How does Estonia rank for first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group?
- Estonia ranks 26th out of 30 countries with data for 2024.
- Is first-time graduates by education level, sex and age group rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of First-time graduates by education level, sex and age group. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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