Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Estonia
Estonia: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 17.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Estonia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 17.5% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2024.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Estonia peaked at 18.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2001.
That places Estonia 28th out of 122 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 Science, Technology, Engineering and in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.3% | — |
| 2000 | 10.7% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 10.0% | -7.0% |
| 2002 | 10.8% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 12.4% | +15.1% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 15.2% | +33.5% |
| 2006 | 14.1% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 14.7% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 15.7% | +6.9% |
| 2009 | 14.5% | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 15.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 16.5% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 17.5% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 17.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 16.9% | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 17.5% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 17.2% | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.3% | 10.3% | 10.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.0% | 10.0% | 15.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.3% | 14.7% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 16.9% | 18.0% | 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 17.5% 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 18.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2001.
- How does Estonia rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Estonia ranks 28th 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 up 6.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release