School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Estonia
Estonia: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender was 1.7 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Estonia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Estonia stood at 1.7 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Estonia peaked at 1.7 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.39 GPIA, in 2011.
That places Estonia 3rd out of 123 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Estonia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1.45 GPIA | — |
| 2002 | 1.42 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.43 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 1.42 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 1.41 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.5 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 1.53 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 1.55 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 1.51 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 1.4 GPIA | -7.1% |
| 2011 | 1.39 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 1.41 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 1.43 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 1.4 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.4 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.46 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 1.53 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 1.63 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 1.63 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.64 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.63 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.68 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 1.67 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.7 GPIA | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.47 GPIA | 1.41 GPIA | 1.55 GPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.47 GPIA | 1.39 GPIA | 1.63 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.66 GPIA | 1.63 GPIA | 1.7 GPIA | 5 |
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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 school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Estonia?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Estonia was 1.7 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.7 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.39 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Estonia rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Estonia ranks 3rd out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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 School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release