School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years) in Estonia
Estonia: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years) was 0.4058 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Estonia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Estonia is 0.4058 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.5% on the previous year and down 50.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Estonia peaked at 0.8131 years in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.3479 years, in 2019.
Estonia ranks 36th of 127 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.7823 years | — |
| 2002 | 0.7385 years | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7442 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.6922 years | -7.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6916 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.6913 years | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.6689 years | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6124 years | -8.4% |
| 2009 | 0.5934 years | -3.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6332 years | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6732 years | +6.3% |
| 2012 | 0.7361 years | +9.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7768 years | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8131 years | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7559 years | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6028 years | -20.3% |
| 2017 | 0.481 years | -20.2% |
| 2018 | 0.4299 years | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.3479 years | -19.1% |
| 2020 | 0.3607 years | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 0.3835 years | +6.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4116 years | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 0.3809 years | -7.4% |
| 2024 | 0.4058 years | +6.5% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.4058 years is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.2318 years, 1.8× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.4058 years is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.1668 years, 2.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6905 years | 0.5934 years | 0.7823 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.625 years | 0.3479 years | 0.8131 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3885 years | 0.3607 years | 0.4116 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.57 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.61 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Estonia?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Estonia was 0.4058 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8131 years in 2014.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3479 years in 2019.
- How does Estonia rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?
- Estonia ranks 36th out of 127 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.1%. 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 School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release