Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Estonia

Estonia: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 40.1% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
40.1%
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
41st
of 158 countries
All-time high
40.7%
in 2017
All-time low
29.3%
in 2003
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Estonia, 1998–2018

0102030401998200820181998: 33.3 %1999: 33.6 %2000: 32.5 %2001: 31.8 %2002: 31.5 %2003: 29.3 %2004: 29.9 %2005: 31 %2006: 30.9 %2007: 31.3 %2008: 32 %2009: 33 %2010: 34.2 %2011: 34.4 %2012: 34.1 %2013: 34.4 %2014: 34.7 %2015: 35.7 %2016: 38.7 %2017: 40.7 %2018: 40.1 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Estonia is 40.1%, measured in 2018.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Estonia peaked at 40.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 29.3%, in 2003.

Estonia ranks 41st of 158 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Estonia, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 33.3%
1999 33.6% +0.9%
2000 32.5% -3.1%
2001 31.8% -2.3%
2002 31.5% -0.9%
2003 29.3% -7.0%
2004 29.9% +2.2%
2005 31.0% +3.5%
2006 30.9% -0.1%
2007 31.3% +1.3%
2008 32.0% +2.2%
2009 33.0% +3.2%
2010 34.2% +3.4%
2011 34.4% +0.7%
2012 34.1% -0.8%
2013 34.4% +0.9%
2014 34.7% +0.6%
2015 35.7% +3.0%
2016 38.7% +8.4%
2017 40.7% +5.0%
2018 40.1% -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 33.4% 33.3% 33.6% 2
2000s 31.3% 29.3% 33.0% 10
2010s 36.3% 34.1% 40.7% 9

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 38 Belarus 41.7% compare
  2. 39 Kazakhstan 41.6% compare
  3. 40 Israel 40.8% compare
  4. 42 Portugal 39.7% compare
  5. 43 China 39.5% compare
  6. 44 France 39.3% compare

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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 40.1% in 2018, 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 40.7% in 2017.
What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 29.3% in 2003.
How does Estonia rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Estonia ranks 41st out of 158 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
203 places, 3,533 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.