Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Estonia
Estonia: Share of the population with a completed post secondary education was 49.53 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
49.53
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
18th
of 110 countries
All-time high
50.36
in 2021
All-time low
30.86
in 2000
Years of data
5
2000–2023
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Estonia, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Estonia is 49.53, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Estonia peaked at 50.36 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 30.86, in 2000.
That places Estonia 18th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.86 | — |
| 2020 | 48.59 | +57.4% |
| 2021 | 50.36 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 49.07 | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 49.53 | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.86 | 30.86 | 30.86 | 1 |
| 2020s | 49.39 | 48.59 | 50.36 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 15 South Africa 50.66 compare
- 16 United States 49.83 compare
- 17 South Korea 49.56 compare
- 19 Israel 49.5 compare
- 20 Luxembourg 48.49 compare
- 21 Iceland 46.91 compare
More education data for Estonia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Estonia?
- Share of the population with a completed post secondary education in Estonia was 49.53 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 50.36 in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of the population with a completed post secondary education recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.86 in 2000.
- How does Estonia rank for share of the population with a completed post secondary education?
- Estonia ranks 18th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Share of the population with a completed post secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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