Lower secondary completion rate, total in Estonia
Estonia: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 98.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Estonia, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
In 2024, lower secondary completion rate, total in Estonia stood at 98.2%.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and down 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Estonia peaked at 107.8% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 93.5%, in 2001.
That places Estonia 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 93.5% | — |
| 2002 | 98.6% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 100.8% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 102.7% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 106.0% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 104.7% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 107.8% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 107.1% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 104.4% | -2.6% |
| 2012 | 102.1% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 104.7% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 103.9% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 102.4% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 100.8% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 102.2% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 101.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 96.1% | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 98.2% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102.0% | 93.5% | 107.8% | 7 |
| 2010s | 102.9% | 99.7% | 107.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.3% | 96.1% | 100.0% | 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 lower secondary completion rate, total in Estonia?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Estonia was 98.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 107.8% in 2009.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.5% in 2001.
- How does Estonia rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Estonia ranks 35th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.