Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Estonia
Estonia: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 44.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Estonia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Estonia stood at 44.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Estonia peaked at 48.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 2002.
Estonia ranks 20th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 34.2% | — |
| 2000 | 36.3% | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 35.2% | -3.2% |
| 2002 | 31.1% | -11.5% |
| 2003 | 33.7% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 36.6% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 40.8% | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 40.4% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 43.9% | +8.5% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 42.1% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 44.6% | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 44.0% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 45.7% | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 47.3% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 46.2% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 46.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 47.1% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 48.2% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 45.1% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 45.8% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 43.8% | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 46.5% | +6.2% |
| 2022 | 44.9% | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 43.3% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 44.1% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.2% | 34.2% | 34.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 38.1% | 31.1% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.0% | 44.0% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.5% | 43.3% | 46.5% | 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 science, technology, engineering and in Estonia?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Estonia was 44.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2002.
- How does Estonia rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Estonia ranks 20th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. 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 Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release