Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia
Estonia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 16.8% 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 16.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.5% on the previous year and up 50.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia peaked at 18.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 1999.
Estonia ranks 4th of 121 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 | 4.1% | — |
| 2000 | 5.4% | +32.7% |
| 2001 | 5.3% | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +28.1% |
| 2003 | 8.5% | +24.3% |
| 2004 | 10.6% | +24.5% |
| 2005 | 12.7% | +19.5% |
| 2006 | 11.9% | -5.6% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | +12.6% |
| 2008 | 12.0% | -10.8% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | -6.8% |
| 2010 | 12.1% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | -6.2% |
| 2012 | 12.1% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 11.6% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | -9.4% |
| 2016 | 12.9% | +27.2% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 12.6% | -12.0% |
| 2019 | 13.8% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | +7.1% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | +24.8% |
| 2022 | 17.3% | -5.7% |
| 2023 | 16.1% | -7.1% |
| 2024 | 16.8% | +4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.8% | 5.3% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 10.1% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 14.7% | 18.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % 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 16.8% 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 18.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 1999.
- How does Estonia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Estonia ranks 4th 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 up 50.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release