Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Estonia
Estonia: Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age was 1.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Estonia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 1.7% for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.6% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Estonia peaked at 2.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2007.
That places Estonia 146th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.1% | — |
| 2001 | 1.0% | -9.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -10.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8% | -11.1% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -12.5% |
| 2005 | 0.6% | -14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5% | -16.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4% | -20.0% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 0.7% | +16.7% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | +14.3% |
| 2013 | 1.0% | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 1.1% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | +18.2% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +7.7% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +17.6% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | +10.0% |
| 2021 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.1% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 2.0% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 1.8% | -10.0% |
| 2025 | 1.7% | -5.6% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 1.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 1.4× the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 1.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2%, 1.4× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.4% | 1.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.2% | 0.6% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.7% | 2.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,391 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 706 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 27,252 (2012)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Estonia?
- Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age in Estonia was 1.7% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2007.
- How does Estonia rank for out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age?
- Estonia ranks 146th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. 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 Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age, male (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release