Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia
Estonia: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 8.9% 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 8.9% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.9% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Estonia peaked at 10.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2000.
Estonia ranks 65th of 121 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 | 4.1% | — |
| 2000 | 3.9% | -4.7% |
| 2001 | 5.5% | +41.1% |
| 2002 | 4.6% | -17.6% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | +47.8% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | +30.9% |
| 2007 | 10.1% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 10.7% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 9.5% | -11.3% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | -15.0% |
| 2011 | 8.7% | +7.9% |
| 2012 | 7.8% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | +16.6% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 9.0% | -9.3% |
| 2018 | 9.2% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 8.4% | -9.1% |
| 2020 | 7.5% | -10.5% |
| 2021 | 8.2% | +9.6% |
| 2022 | 8.0% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 8.9% | +13.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 3.9% | 10.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.8% | 7.7% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 7.5% | 8.9% | 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 8.9% 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 10.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2000.
- How does Estonia rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Estonia ranks 65th 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 down 0.9%. 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release