Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Estonia
Estonia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted was 0.929 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Estonia, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Estonia stood at 0.929 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Estonia peaked at 0.929 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7177 GPIA, in 2014.
Estonia ranks 75th of 180 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Estonia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.7177 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.7372 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7519 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.7764 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8905 GPIA | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8794 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8311 GPIA | -5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.7817 GPIA | -5.9% |
| 2022 | 0.8355 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2023 | 0.9241 GPIA | +10.6% |
| 2024 | 0.929 GPIA | +0.5% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.929 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.844 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (69 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.929 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8755 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7922 GPIA | 0.7177 GPIA | 0.8905 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8603 GPIA | 0.7817 GPIA | 0.929 GPIA | 5 |
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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Estonia?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted in Estonia was 0.929 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.929 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7177 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Estonia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted?
- Estonia ranks 75th out of 180 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. 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 youth of upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release