School enrollment, secondary in Estonia
Estonia: School enrollment, secondary was 94.4% in 2017. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, secondary in Estonia, 1998–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 94.4% for school enrollment, secondary in 2017. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, secondary in Estonia peaked at 94.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 83.8%, in 1998.
That places Estonia 25th out of 154 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School enrollment, secondary in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % net | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 83.8% | — |
| 1999 | 84.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 85.1% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 85.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 88.4% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 89.5% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 91.5% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 93.4% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 92.9% | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 91.9% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 91.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 90.9% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 91.3% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 91.3% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 92.1% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 92.7% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 93.8% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 94.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 92.5%, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 94.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 92.2%, 1.0× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.9% | 83.8% | 84.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 90.3% | 85.1% | 93.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.6% | 90.9% | 94.4% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,391 (2021)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, secondary in Estonia?
- School enrollment, secondary in Estonia was 94.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, secondary recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.8% in 1998.
- How does Estonia rank for school enrollment, secondary?
- Estonia ranks 25th out of 154 countries with data for 2017.
- Is school enrollment, secondary rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, secondary (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.