Education · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Estonia: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 94.3% (2019), 39th of 176 in the world and 23rd of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 97.8% (2024), 116th of 191 in the world and 40th of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 99.9% (2024), 36th of 168 in the world and 14th of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.
Pre-primary enrolment
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Primary enrolment
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12 indicators
Education: Estonia in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 94.3%2019 | 39/176 | 23/51 | 92.0% | 87.0% | 94.3%2019 | −1.1 ppsince 2009 | 78.3% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 97.8%2024 | 116/191 | 40/53 | 105.5%2001 | 99.6% | 98.3% | +0.2 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 99.9%2024 | 36/168 | 14/47 | 101.9%2001 | 101.0% | 95.8% | +1.6 ppsince 2014 | 98.1% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 108.5%2024 | 28/176 | 16/53 | 96.2%2001 | 110.9% | 112.5% | +0.9 ppsince 2014 | 103.3% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 98.2%2024 | 35/168 | 16/50 | 93.5%2001 | 107.1% | 98.5% | −5.7 ppsince 2014 | 91.9% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 65.7%2024 | 58/172 | 35/52 | 58.7%2001 | 68.7% | 72.0% | −10.5 ppsince 2014 | 84.9% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 3.4%2024 | 95/178 | 11/51 | · | · | 2.2% | +0.9 ppsince 2014 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Adult literacyAdult literacy rate, % of people 15+ | 99.9%2011 | 7/141 | 6/27 | 99.8% | 99.9%2011 | · | +0.1 ppsince 2000 | 98.8% | 97.7% | 87.7% | |
| Youth literacyYouth literacy rate, % of people 15–24 | 99.9%2011 | 7/148 | 3/27 | 99.8% | 99.9%2011 | · | +0.2 ppsince 2000 | 99.8% | 99.3% | 93.1% | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 11.32017 | 152/173 | 34/48 | 14.3 | 11.7 | · | −12%since 2007 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 5.2%2022 | 55/184 | 16/49 | 5.3% | 5.5% | 5.4% | +0.5 ppsince 2012 | 4.6% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 13.0%2022 | 84/179 | 12/49 | 14.7% | 13.6% | 12.2% | +1.2 ppsince 2012 | 11.7% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Primary completion+1.6 pp99.9% in 2024
- Secondary enrolment+0.9 pp108.5% in 2024
- Adult literacy+0.1 pp99.9% in 2011
- Youth literacy+0.2 pp99.9% in 2011
Worse than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment−1.1 pp94.3% in 2019
- Lower secondary completion−5.7 pp98.2% in 2024
- Tertiary enrolment−10.5 pp65.7% in 2024
- Out-of-school children+0.9 pp3.4% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Estonia and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Estonia. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Estonia | Russia | Latvia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 94.3%2019 | 86.0%2019 | 94.6%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 97.8%2024 | 97.7%2023 | 97.6%2024 |
| Primary completion | 99.9%2024 | 100.0%2019 | 98.1%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 108.5%2024 | 92.5%2023 | 101.3%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 98.2%2024 | 97.0%2019 | 93.3%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 65.7%2024 | 60.4%2024 | 82.9%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 3.4%2024 | 4.9%2023 | 2.7%2024 |
| Adult literacy | 99.9%2011 | 99.9%2021 | 99.9%2011 |
| Youth literacy | 99.9%2011 | 99.9%2021 | 99.8%2011 |