Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia
Estonia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 5.7%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia peaked at 7.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2001.
Estonia ranks 31st of 124 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.6% | — |
| 2000 | 7.2% | -5.3% |
| 2001 | 5.1% | -28.5% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | -4.2% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 6.3% | +15.9% |
| 2007 | 6.3% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | -10.0% |
| 2010 | 5.4% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 5.5% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 6.1% | +9.9% |
| 2013 | 6.0% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 6.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 6.8% | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 5.8% | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 5.6% | -4.2% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 6.0% | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.9% | 5.1% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 5.4% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 6.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,627 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (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 5.7% 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 7.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2001.
- How does Estonia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Estonia ranks 31st out of 124 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 down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Services programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release