Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Estonia
Estonia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 79.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Estonia, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Estonia is 79.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Estonia peaked at 86.6% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 66.8%, in 1986.
That places Estonia 175th out of 219 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 66.8% | — |
| 1989 | 68.3% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 71.6% | +4.9% |
| 1991 | 72.9% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 73.9% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 76.1% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 77.1% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 77.8% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 84.9% | +9.2% |
| 1998 | 83.3% | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 83.7% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 84.5% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 85.1% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 85.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 86.6% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 86.0% | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 84.6% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 84.3% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 83.2% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 82.3% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 81.2% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 80.4% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 80.3% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 80.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 80.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 81.2% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 80.8% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 78.6% | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 77.2% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 77.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 77.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 77.5% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 79.1% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 79.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 67.6% | 66.8% | 68.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 77.9% | 71.6% | 84.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 84.3% | 81.2% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.5% | 77.2% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.3% | 77.5% | 79.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 89,246 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.065 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 89,246 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.065 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43,384 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Estonia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Estonia was 79.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.8% in 1986.
- How does Estonia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Estonia ranks 175th out of 219 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. 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 Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release