Average years of schooling among adults in Estonia
Estonia: Average years of schooling among adults was 13.56 years in 2023. ▲ Rising
Average years of schooling among adults in Estonia, 1990–2023
Source: UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in years.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 13.56 years for average years of schooling among adults in 2023.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average years of schooling among adults in Estonia peaked at 13.66 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 9.66 years, in 1990.
Estonia ranks 7th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.78 years | 9.66 years | 11.92 years | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.86 years | 12.18 years | 13.32 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.5 years | 13.33 years | 13.66 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.56 years | 13.55 years | 13.56 years | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.3% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 8,627 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.36 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average years of schooling among adults in Estonia?
- Average years of schooling among adults in Estonia was 13.56 years in 2023, according to UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 13.66 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest average years of schooling among adults recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.66 years in 1990.
- How does Estonia rank for average years of schooling among adults?
- Estonia ranks 7th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is average years of schooling among adults rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNDP, Human Development Report (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Average years of schooling among adults. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Average number of years (excluding years spent repeating individual grades) adults over 25 years participated in formal education.