Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia
Estonia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 9.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia is 9.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 81.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia peaked at 10.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 1999.
Estonia ranks 10th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 | 1.7% | — |
| 2000 | 2.4% | +37.4% |
| 2001 | 2.8% | +16.0% |
| 2002 | 2.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 3.4% | +23.7% |
| 2004 | 4.2% | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +22.4% |
| 2006 | 4.9% | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 5.4% | +10.2% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -10.4% |
| 2009 | 4.4% | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 4.9% | +10.6% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 5.3% | +6.5% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | -5.4% |
| 2016 | 6.4% | +29.2% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +17.2% |
| 2018 | 6.7% | -10.5% |
| 2019 | 8.0% | +19.5% |
| 2020 | 8.4% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 10.1% | +20.7% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | -6.4% |
| 2024 | 9.4% | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 2.4% | 5.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 4.9% | 8.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 8.4% | 10.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- 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)
- 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)
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 9.4% 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 10.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 1999.
- How does Estonia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Estonia ranks 10th 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 81.2%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release