School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Estonia
Estonia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes was 15.91 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Estonia, 1986–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 15.91 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in 2018.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Estonia peaked at 16.51 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12.4 years, in 1993.
That places Estonia 41st out of 183 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Estonia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 13.33 years | — |
| 1989 | 13.11 years | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 13.13 years | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 12.88 years | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 12.84 years | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 12.4 years | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 12.59 years | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 12.91 years | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 13.31 years | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 14.17 years | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 14.41 years | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 14.99 years | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 15.43 years | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 15.63 years | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 15.72 years | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 15.87 years | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 16.12 years | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 16.07 years | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 16.11 years | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 16.1 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 16.18 years | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 16.4 years | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 16.5 years | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 16.51 years | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.42 years | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 16.22 years | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 16.11 years | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 16.06 years | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 15.99 years | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 15.91 years | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.22 years | 13.11 years | 13.33 years | 2 |
| 1990s | 13.18 years | 12.4 years | 14.41 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.82 years | 14.99 years | 16.18 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.24 years | 15.91 years | 16.51 years | 9 |
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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, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Estonia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes in Estonia was 15.91 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.51 years in 2012.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.4 years in 1993.
- How does Estonia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes?
- Estonia ranks 41st out of 183 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.