Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia
Estonia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 14.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 14.0% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia peaked at 14.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 1999.
Estonia ranks 53rd of 123 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.3% | — |
| 2000 | 8.5% | +34.1% |
| 2001 | 10.8% | +27.7% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 13.3% | +14.1% |
| 2004 | 13.3% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 10.8% | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 11.6% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 10.9% | -5.8% |
| 2008 | 10.2% | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +7.7% |
| 2010 | 11.0% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 10.6% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +12.2% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 13.1% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 12.0% | -7.9% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | +10.8% |
| 2018 | 12.5% | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 12.2% | -2.5% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | +10.2% |
| 2021 | 12.6% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 13.6% | +7.5% |
| 2023 | 13.9% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 14.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.3% | 6.3% | 6.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.2% | 8.5% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 10.6% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.5% | 12.6% | 14.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,391 (2021)
- 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)
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 14.0% 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 14.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.3% in 1999.
- How does Estonia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Estonia ranks 53rd out of 123 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 7.0%. 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 Health and Welfare programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release