School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Estonia
Estonia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 16.45 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Estonia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 16.45 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Estonia peaked at 17.63 years in 2006 and was at its lowest, 16.4 years, in 2023.
That places Estonia 51st out of 179 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.33 years | 16.6 years | 17.63 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 17.05 years | 16.56 years | 17.56 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.63 years | 16.4 years | 16.86 years | 5 |
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More education data for Estonia
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.82 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Estonia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Estonia was 16.45 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.63 years in 2006.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4 years in 2023.
- How does Estonia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Estonia ranks 51st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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 to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release