School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Estonia
Estonia: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male was 8.97 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Estonia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Estonia is 8.97 years, measured 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 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Estonia peaked at 9.63 years in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.97 years, in 2024.
Estonia ranks 101st of 200 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, primary and lower secondary, male in Estonia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9.45 years | — |
| 2002 | 9.51 years | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 9.52 years | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 9.56 years | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 9.63 years | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 9.6 years | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 9.56 years | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 9.47 years | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 9.43 years | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 9.35 years | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 9.24 years | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 9.14 years | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 9.03 years | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 9.03 years | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8.99 years | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 8.99 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 9 years | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 9.02 years | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 9.05 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 9.03 years | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 9.09 years | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 8.99 years | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 8.97 years | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.53 years | 9.43 years | 9.63 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 9.08 years | 8.99 years | 9.35 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.02 years | 8.97 years | 9.09 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 98 Czechia 8.99 years compare
- 99 Republic of Korea 8.98 years compare
- 100 Kuwait 8.98 years compare
- 102 Guyana 8.97 years compare
- 103 Azerbaijan 8.95 years compare
- 104 Kazakhstan 8.93 years compare
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, primary and lower secondary, male in Estonia?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male in Estonia was 8.97 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.63 years in 2005.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.97 years in 2024.
- How does Estonia rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male?
- Estonia ranks 101st out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, male rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release