Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Estonia
Estonia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 29.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
29.9%
Change on year
down 4.0%
World rank
57th
of 168 countries
All-time high
33.8%
in 2021
All-time low
19.2%
in 2003
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Estonia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 29.9% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
That represents a change of down 4.0% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Estonia peaked at 33.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2003.
Estonia ranks 57th of 168 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising 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 | 23.6% | — |
| 1999 | 23.1% | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 22.3% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 21.1% | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 20.7% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | -7.3% |
| 2004 | 19.5% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 20.6% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 20.4% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 21.6% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 22.8% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 23.7% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 23.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 24.4% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 26.0% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 30.2% | +16.4% |
| 2017 | 32.7% | +8.2% |
| 2018 | 33.1% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 33.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 33.7% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 33.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 32.9% | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 31.2% | -5.4% |
| 2024 | 29.9% | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.4% | 23.1% | 23.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 19.2% | 22.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.5% | 23.7% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 29.9% | 33.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 54 Denmark 32.1% compare
- 55 Kyrgyzstan 31.6% compare
- 56 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 30.8% compare
- 58 Türkiye 29.6% compare
- 59 Iran, Islamic Republic of 29.2% compare
- 60 Colombia 28.2% compare
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 29.9% 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 33.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2003.
- How does Estonia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Estonia ranks 57th out of 168 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 up 22.8%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release