School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower in Estonia
Estonia: School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower was 8.94 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Estonia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 8.94 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Estonia peaked at 9.51 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.94 years, in 2024.
That places Estonia 99th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower … life both sexes lower in Estonia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9.42 years | — |
| 2002 | 9.46 years | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 9.46 years | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.48 years | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 9.51 years | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 9.49 years | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 9.43 years | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 9.35 years | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 9.32 years | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 9.24 years | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 9.15 years | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 9.07 years | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 8.97 years | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 8.98 years | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 8.95 years | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 8.97 years | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 8.97 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.97 years | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 9 years | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 years | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.06 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 8.97 years | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 8.94 years | -0.3% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 8.94 years is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.09 years, 98% of the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 8.94 years is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.04 years, 99% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.44 years | 9.32 years | 9.51 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.03 years | 8.95 years | 9.24 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.99 years | 8.94 years | 9.06 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 96 Indonesia 8.98 years compare
- 97 South Korea 8.97 years compare
- 98 Armenia 8.95 years compare
- 100 Philippines 8.94 years compare
- 101 Azerbaijan 8.91 years compare
- 102 Latvia 8.9 years compare
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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Estonia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Estonia was 8.94 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.51 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.94 years in 2024.
- How does Estonia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Estonia ranks 99th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release