Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Estonia
Estonia: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 24.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Estonia, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 24.5% for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Estonia peaked at 28.7% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 17.5%, in 1996.
That places Estonia 40th out of 213 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 28.7% | — |
| 1993 | 27.0% | -6.0% |
| 1994 | 23.8% | -11.6% |
| 1995 | 24.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 17.5% | -27.1% |
| 1998 | 21.3% | +22.0% |
| 1999 | 21.1% | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 20.0% | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 19.5% | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 17.7% | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 20.1% | +9.3% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 22.0% | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 23.0% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 25.0% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 25.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 24.8% | -1.4% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 24.0% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 24.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 26.8% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 26.2% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 24.8% | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 25.5% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 25.1% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 24.5% | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 24.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.3% | 17.5% | 28.7% | 7 |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 17.7% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 24.0% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.9% | 24.5% | 25.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 706 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 27,252 (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25,046 (2012)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 103,245 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Estonia?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Estonia was 24.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.7% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.5% in 1996.
- How does Estonia rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Estonia ranks 40th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. 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 vocational programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release