Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia
Estonia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 9.8% 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 9.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.8% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia peaked at 12.2% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2017.
Estonia ranks 68th of 126 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 | 9.3% | — |
| 2000 | 8.4% | -10.5% |
| 2001 | 8.9% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 12.2% | +35.9% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 11.8% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 10.7% | -8.8% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 10.7% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | -22.1% |
| 2009 | 8.1% | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 7.9% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 8.1% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 6.8% | -10.2% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | +11.7% |
| 2020 | 7.1% | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 8.5% | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 8.8% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 9.3% | +5.8% |
| 2024 | 9.8% | +5.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.3% | 9.3% | 9.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.1% | 8.1% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 6.8% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 7.1% | 9.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,751 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 876.4 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 26,591 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 17,785 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.5063 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % 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 9.8% 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 12.2% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2017.
- How does Estonia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Estonia ranks 68th out of 126 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 up 26.4%. 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 Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release