Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia
Estonia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 62.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia peaked at 0.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1999.
That places Estonia 52nd out of 114 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.1% | — |
| 2000 | 0.1% | +54.2% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +75.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | -49.4% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | +10.9% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +8.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +12.4% |
| 2007 | 0.1% | -24.8% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +8.4% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -23.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +33.7% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +17.9% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +14.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +35.5% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -13.5% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +6.0% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 49 Sweden 0.3% compare
- 50 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.3% compare
- 51 Armenia 0.3% compare
- 53 New Zealand 0.3% compare
- 54 Macau, China 0.3% compare
- 55 Uzbekistan 0.3% compare
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 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 0.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1999.
- How does Estonia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Estonia ranks 52nd out of 114 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 62.0%. 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 Information and Communication Technologies 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