Share of the population with at least some secondary education in Estonia
Estonia: Share of the population with at least some secondary education was 98.69 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
98.69
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
10th
of 135 countries
All-time high
98.7
in 2022
All-time low
89.36
in 2000
Years of data
5
2000–2023
Share of the population with at least some secondary education in Estonia, 2000–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 98.69 for share of the population with at least some secondary education in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over five years.
Over the whole period, share of the population with at least some secondary education in Estonia peaked at 98.7 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 89.36, in 2000.
Estonia ranks 10th of 135 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of the population with at least some secondary education in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.36 | — |
| 2020 | 97.82 | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 97.82 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.7 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 98.69 | -0.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 98.69 is above the median for high income countries, which is 91.64, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 98.69 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 95.43, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 89.36 | 89.36 | 89.36 | 1 |
| 2020s | 98.26 | 97.82 | 98.7 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.57 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.61 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,391 (2021)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of the population with at least some secondary education in Estonia?
- Share of the population with at least some secondary education in Estonia was 98.69 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of the population with at least some secondary education recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7 in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of the population with at least some secondary education recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.36 in 2000.
- How does Estonia rank for share of the population with at least some secondary education?
- Estonia ranks 10th out of 135 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 at least some secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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