Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia
Estonia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 0.3% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia peaked at 0.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2001.
Estonia ranks 70th of 121 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.3% | — |
| 2000 | 0.3% | -9.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | -14.6% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +54.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4% | +9.5% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | -28.8% |
| 2005 | 0.4% | +31.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -11.9% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | -18.6% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +14.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -18.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -10.2% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +6.1% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 89,246 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.065 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43,384 (2024)
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 0.3% 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 0.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2001.
- How does Estonia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Estonia ranks 70th out of 121 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 9.4%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release