Primary completion rate, female in Estonia
Estonia: Primary completion rate, female was 100.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, female in Estonia, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, female in Estonia is 100.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Estonia peaked at 106.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 95.9%, in 2020.
That places Estonia 41st out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 102.2% | — |
| 2002 | 102.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 104.1% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 106.0% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 102.5% | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 102.5% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 101.3% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 101.9% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 100.1% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 100.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 100.2% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.0% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 98.0% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 96.4% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 98.2% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 96.0% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 96.8% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 95.9% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 98.2% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 100.3% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102.6% | 100.1% | 106.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 96.0% | 100.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 95.9% | 100.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 38 United Kingdom 101.0% compare
- 39 United Arab Emirates 100.9% compare
- 40 Lithuania 100.4% compare
- 42 Croatia 100.2% compare
- 43 Cape Verde 100.1% compare
- 44 Argentina 99.9% compare
More education data for Estonia
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, female in Estonia?
- Primary completion rate, female in Estonia was 100.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 106.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.9% in 2020.
- How does Estonia rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Estonia ranks 41st out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.