Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Estonia
Estonia: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 1.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Estonia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Estonia stood at 1.3%.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Estonia peaked at 1.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2002.
That places Estonia 22nd out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Estonia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.3% | — |
| 2000 | 1.3% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.3% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.3% | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 1.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.3% | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 1.3% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 1.3% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
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 percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Estonia?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Estonia was 1.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2002.
- How does Estonia rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Estonia ranks 22nd out of 121 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. 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 Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release