Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ in Estonia
Estonia: Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ was 11,083 in 2022. ▲ Rising
Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ in Estonia, 1998–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2022, initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in Estonia stood at 11,083. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in Estonia peaked at 11,083 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4,726, in 1998.
That places Estonia 24th out of 98 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$ in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 4,726 | — |
| 1999 | 5,779 | +22.3% |
| 2001 | 6,210 | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 6,901 | +11.1% |
| 2003 | 7,335 | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 7,421 | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 7,226 | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 8,563 | +18.5% |
| 2008 | 10,815 | +26.3% |
| 2009 | 9,495 | -12.2% |
| 2010 | 9,139 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 9,123 | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 9,508 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 8,768 | -7.8% |
| 2014 | 8,445 | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 6,711 | -20.5% |
| 2016 | 7,873 | +17.3% |
| 2017 | 8,625 | +9.6% |
| 2018 | 9,100 | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 10,622 | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 10,834 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 11,019 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 11,083 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,253 | 4,726 | 5,779 | 2 |
| 2000s | 7,996 | 6,210 | 10,815 | 8 |
| 2010s | 8,791 | 6,711 | 10,622 | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,978 | 10,834 | 11,083 | 3 |
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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 initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in Estonia?
- Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ in Estonia was 11,083 in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 11,083 in 2022.
- What is the lowest initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,726 in 1998.
- How does Estonia rank for initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$?
- Estonia ranks 24th out of 98 countries with data for 2022.
- Is initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant ppp$ rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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 Initial government funding per lower secondary student, constant PPP$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release