School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Estonia, Republic of
Estonia, Republic of: School life expectancy, primary, both sexes was 5.85 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Estonia, Republic of, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Estonia, Republic of is 5.85 years, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Estonia, Republic of peaked at 6.36 years in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.85 years, in 2013.
Estonia, Republic of ranks 108th of 212 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.19 years | 6.01 years | 6.36 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.89 years | 5.85 years | 5.96 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.9 years | 5.85 years | 5.93 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia, Republic of
- 105 Malta 5.86 years compare
- 106 Israel 5.86 years compare
- 107 Guyana 5.85 years compare
- 109 Ecuador 5.85 years compare
- 110 St. Pierre and Miquelon 5.84 years
- 111 French Guiana 5.83 years
More education data for Estonia, Republic of
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 8,627 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.36 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Estonia, Republic of?
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes in Estonia, Republic of was 5.85 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Estonia, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 6.36 years in 2001.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary, both sexes recorded in Estonia, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.85 years in 2013.
- How does Estonia, Republic of rank for school life expectancy, primary, both sexes?
- Estonia, Republic of ranks 108th out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary, both sexes rising or falling in Estonia, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia, Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, primary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release