Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Estonia
Estonia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1.23 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Estonia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Estonia stood at 1.23 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Estonia peaked at 1.28 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 1.19 GPIA, in 2020.
Estonia ranks 21st of 183 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.26 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.28 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 1.28 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.28 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.26 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.26 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.26 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.27 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.28 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.27 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 1.26 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.24 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 1.23 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 1.21 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.2 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.19 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.2 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 1.21 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.22 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 1.23 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.27 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.27 GPIA | 1.26 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 GPIA | 1.2 GPIA | 1.28 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.21 GPIA | 1.19 GPIA | 1.23 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.82 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
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 1.23 GPIA 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 1.28 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 GPIA in 2020.
- How does Estonia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Estonia ranks 21st out of 183 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 3.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release