Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Estonia
Estonia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 54.1% 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 54.1% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Estonia peaked at 59.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 2017.
That places Estonia 151st out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 56.4% | — |
| 1999 | 55.3% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 56.6% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 57.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 57.3% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 59.9% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 59.2% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 58.2% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 57.6% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 57.1% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 56.4% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 55.9% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 55.6% | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 55.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 55.2% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 55.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 54.8% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 53.0% | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 51.9% | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 52.7% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 53.5% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 53.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 52.8% | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 53.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 53.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 54.1% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.8% | 55.3% | 56.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.7% | 56.4% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.4% | 51.9% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 52.8% | 54.1% | 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Estonia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Estonia was 54.1% 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 59.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 2017.
- How does Estonia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Estonia ranks 151st out of 188 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 2.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release