School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Estonia
Estonia: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 6.53 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Estonia, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Estonia is 6.53 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Estonia peaked at 6.69 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 5.77 years, in 2001.
That places Estonia 66th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Estonia, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 5.77 years | — |
| 2002 | 5.97 years | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 5.96 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 6.1 years | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 6.27 years | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 6.29 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 6.33 years | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 6.32 years | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 6.37 years | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 6.49 years | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 6.55 years | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 6.51 years | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 6.42 years | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 6.28 years | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 6.31 years | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 6.47 years | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 6.56 years | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 6.57 years | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 6.56 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 6.58 years | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 6.66 years | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 6.69 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 6.5 years | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 6.53 years | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.15 years | 5.77 years | 6.37 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 6.47 years | 6.28 years | 6.57 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.59 years | 6.5 years | 6.69 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
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, secondary, both sexes in Estonia?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Estonia was 6.53 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.69 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.77 years in 2001.
- How does Estonia rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Estonia ranks 66th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release