Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Estonia

Estonia: Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a was 0.1% in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
0.1%
Change on year
down 21.6%
World rank
43rd
of 106 countries
All-time high
0.3%
in 2010
All-time low
0.1%
in 2022
Years of data
23
1998–2022

Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Estonia, 1998–2022

0.050.10.150.20.250.31998201020221998: 0.078 %1999: 0.152 %2001: 0.172 %2002: 0.196 %2003: 0.202 %2004: 0.169 %2005: 0.193 %2007: 0.208 %2008: 0.186 %2009: 0.247 %2010: 0.289 %2011: 0.277 %2012: 0.247 %2013: 0.21 %2014: 0.235 %2015: 0.183 %2016: 0.136 %2017: 0.097 %2018: 0.087 %2019: 0.081 %2020: 0.073 %2021: 0.074 %2022: 0.058 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 0.1% for government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is down 21.6% on the previous year and down 76.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Estonia peaked at 0.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2022.

Estonia ranks 43rd of 106 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%) in Estonia, 1998 to 2022.
Year % Change
1998 0.1%
1999 0.2% +96.3%
2001 0.2% +12.9%
2002 0.2% +13.9%
2003 0.2% +2.9%
2004 0.2% -16.4%
2005 0.2% +14.6%
2007 0.2% +7.5%
2008 0.2% -10.4%
2009 0.2% +32.9%
2010 0.3% +16.9%
2011 0.3% -4.1%
2012 0.2% -11.0%
2013 0.2% -15.0%
2014 0.2% +11.9%
2015 0.2% -21.9%
2016 0.1% -26.1%
2017 0.1% -28.5%
2018 0.1% -9.8%
2019 0.1% -7.0%
2020 0.1% -10.3%
2021 0.1% +1.4%
2022 0.1% -21.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1% 0.1% 0.2% 2
2000s 0.2% 0.2% 0.2% 8
2010s 0.2% 0.1% 0.3% 10
2020s 0.1% 0.1% 0.1% 3

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 40 Belarus 0.1% compare
  2. 41 Hungary 0.1% compare
  3. 42 Iceland 0.1% compare
  4. 44 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1% compare
  5. 45 Guyana 0.1% compare
  6. 46 Uzbekistan 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Estonia?
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a in Estonia was 0.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2022.
How does Estonia rank for government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a?
Estonia ranks 43rd out of 106 countries with data for 2022.
Is government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 76.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government expenditure on post-secondary non-tertiary education as a percentage of GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
106 places, 1,437 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release