Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia
Estonia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 14.8% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 14.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2018.
The figure is down 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia peaked at 15.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 9.9%, in 2004.
That places Estonia 36th out of 98 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.5% | — |
| 2000 | 13.6% | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 12.7% | -6.8% |
| 2002 | 11.1% | -12.4% |
| 2003 | 11.1% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 9.9% | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 12.2% | +23.0% |
| 2006 | 12.2% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 13.5% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 14.6% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | -3.5% |
| 2015 | 14.5% | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 15.0% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.5% | 14.5% | 14.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.4% | 9.9% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 13.8% | 15.8% | 9 |
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More education data for Estonia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43,384 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0316 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 45,862 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8496 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0334 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 103,245 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,627 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (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 14.8% in 2018, 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 15.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.9% in 2004.
- How does Estonia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Estonia ranks 36th out of 98 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed engineering, manufacturing and construction programmes in the reference year.