Secondary education, teachers in Estonia
Estonia: Secondary education, teachers was 76.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, teachers in Estonia, 1993–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 76.1% for secondary education, teachers in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Estonia peaked at 81.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 76.1%, in 2016.
Estonia ranks 16th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 78.5% | — |
| 1994 | 81.8% | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 78.9% | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 80.2% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 81.2% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 81.3% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 81.9% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 77.3% | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 77.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 77.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 76.9% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 76.9% | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 76.7% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 76.1% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 76.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 76.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 76.3% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 76.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 76.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 76.3% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 76.2% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 76.1% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.1% | 78.5% | 81.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 79.1% | 77.2% | 81.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 76.5% | 76.1% | 76.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 76.3% | 76.1% | 76.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 13 Azerbaijan 78.3% compare
- 14 Kyrgyzstan 78.3% compare
- 15 Bulgaria 77.0% compare
- 17 Mongolia 75.9% compare
- 18 San Marino 75.7% compare
- 19 Slovakia 75.5% compare
More education data for Estonia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Estonia?
- Secondary education, teachers in Estonia was 76.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.1% in 2016.
- How does Estonia rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Estonia ranks 16th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.