Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Estonia
Estonia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 62.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Estonia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 62.2% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and down 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Estonia peaked at 70.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 59.6%, in 2017.
Estonia ranks 146th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 66.7% | — |
| 1999 | 66.4% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 67.5% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 68.2% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 68.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 70.7% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 70.1% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 69.0% | -1.5% |
| 2006 | 69.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 68.7% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 67.0% | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 65.8% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 65.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 65.3% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 64.3% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 61.3% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 59.6% | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 59.9% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 60.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 60.1% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 59.7% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 60.2% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 61.3% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 62.2% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.6% | 66.4% | 66.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 68.7% | 67.0% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 59.6% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.7% | 59.7% | 62.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 143 Iran, Islamic Republic of 63.0% compare
- 144 Indonesia 62.8% compare
- 145 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 62.6% compare
- 147 Portugal 62.1% compare
- 148 China 61.7% compare
- 149 Kyrgyzstan 61.3% compare
More education data for Estonia
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Estonia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Estonia was 62.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.6% in 2017.
- How does Estonia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Estonia ranks 146th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in upper 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