Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Estonia
Estonia: Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Estonia, 2012–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 0.4% for government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.2% on the previous year and down 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Estonia peaked at 0.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2022.
Estonia ranks 28th of 65 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.6% | — |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -8.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | -12.6% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +3.4% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | -12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 25 Türkiye 0.4% compare
- 26 Latvia 0.4% compare
- 27 France 0.4% compare
- 29 Republic of Moldova 0.4% compare
- 30 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.3% compare
- 31 New Zealand 0.3% compare
More education data for Estonia
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.065 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 89,246 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Estonia?
- Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Estonia was 0.4% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2022.
- How does Estonia rank for government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Estonia ranks 28th out of 65 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.2%. 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 secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release