Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Estonia
Estonia: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 96.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
96.8%
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
170th
of 197 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2000
All-time low
96.8%
in 2020
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Estonia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Estonia stood at 96.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Estonia peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 96.8%, in 2020.
Estonia ranks 170th of 197 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 99.8% | — |
| 1999 | 99.9% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.6% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.8% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 97.8% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.8% | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 96.9% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 96.8% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 99.9% | 99.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 97.4% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.0% | 96.8% | 97.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 103,245 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8,627 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51,490 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 51,755 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 52,298 (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.85 % change on previous year (2012)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Estonia?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Estonia was 96.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.8% in 2020.
- How does Estonia rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Estonia ranks 170th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release