School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Estonia
Estonia: School life expectancy, tertiary, female was 3.55 years in 2024. βΌ Falling
School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Estonia, 2001β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 3.55 years for school life expectancy, tertiary, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, female in Estonia peaked at 4.46 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.55 years, in 2024.
That places Estonia 67th out of 189 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 | 4.21 years | 3.6 years | 4.45 years | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.05 years | 3.62 years | 4.46 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.66 years | 3.55 years | 3.75 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 64 Belarus 3.62 years compare
- 65 Czechia 3.6 years compare
- 66 Kyrgyzstan 3.57 years compare
- 68 United Arab Emirates 3.53 years compare
- 69 Thailand 3.47 years compare
- 70 Switzerland 3.44 years compare
More education data for Estonia
- 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, tertiary, female in Estonia?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, female in Estonia was 3.55 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.46 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, female recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.55 years in 2024.
- How does Estonia rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, female?
- Estonia ranks 67th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, female rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. 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, tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release