Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia
Estonia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 19.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 19.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 12.0% on the previous year and down 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia peaked at 41.9% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 19.6%, in 2024.
That places Estonia 96th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 41.9% | — |
| 2000 | 40.8% | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 40.3% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 36.0% | -10.6% |
| 2003 | 33.2% | -7.7% |
| 2004 | 32.3% | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 30.1% | -6.7% |
| 2006 | 27.9% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 27.0% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 30.4% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 30.1% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 28.8% | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 26.0% | -9.6% |
| 2013 | 23.8% | -8.6% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 24.7% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 24.0% | -2.6% |
| 2017 | 23.2% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 24.2% | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 22.4% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 22.3% | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 19.6% | -12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.9% | 41.9% | 41.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 27.0% | 40.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 22.8% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.7% | 19.6% | 24.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia was 19.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.6% in 2024.
- How does Estonia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Estonia ranks 96th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release