Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Estonia
Estonia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 45.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Estonia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Estonia stood at 45.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Estonia peaked at 48.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 40.1%, in 2003.
That places Estonia 39th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 43.6% | — |
| 1999 | 44.7% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 43.4% | -2.9% |
| 2001 | 43.0% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 42.7% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 40.1% | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 40.8% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 41.8% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 42.1% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 42.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 42.9% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 43.6% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 44.1% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 44.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 44.8% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 44.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 45.2% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 47.0% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 48.1% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 47.3% | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 46.5% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 46.4% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 47.2% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 46.9% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 46.5% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 45.9% | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.2% | 43.6% | 44.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.3% | 40.1% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.6% | 44.1% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 45.9% | 47.2% | 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 upper secondary education enrolled in in Estonia?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Estonia was 45.9% 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 48.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.1% in 2003.
- How does Estonia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Estonia ranks 39th 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 2.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release