Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Estonia
Estonia: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
46th
of 192 countries
All-time high
1.02 GPIA
in 2013
All-time low
0.9994 GPIA
in 2016
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 GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Estonia stood at 1 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Estonia peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9994 GPIA, in 2016.
That places Estonia 46th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Estonia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 0.9994 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 0.9994 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
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 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 1 GPIA 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 1.02 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9994 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Estonia rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Estonia ranks 46th out of 192 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 1.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release