Education in Estonia

139 indicators covering education for Estonia.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Persistence to grade 5, total 99.5% 2023 up 1.5% 20th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 7 2024 down 30.0% 165th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 9 2024 down 10.0% 166th
Number of deaths ages 15-19 years 30 2024 up 20.0% 161st
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 32 2024 down 42.9% 165th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 96.7% 2017 down 7.0% 140th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 94.7% 2017 down 10.5% 150th
Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.0% 2100 down 38.2% 180th
Number of adults with no formal education by region 300 people 2100 down 40.0% 193rd
Population by level of education 600,100 people 2100 up 1.7% 153rd
Repeaters, primary, female 0.3% 2017 144th
Repeaters, primary, male 0.7% 2017 132nd
School enrollment, secondary, private 5.5% 2024 up 42.9% 136th
School enrollment, primary 93.7% 2017 down 0.8% 94th
Over-age students, primary 3.4% 2017 up 66.8% 119th
Secondary education, teachers 76.1% 2024 down 0.8% 16th
School enrollment, primary, female 94.2% 2017 up 1.9% 67th
School enrollment, primary, male 93.2% 2017 down 0.4% 81st
Over-age students, primary, male 4.0% 2017 up 39.4% 116th
Over-age students, primary, female 2.8% 2017 up 139.3% 122nd
Compulsory education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 115th
Progression to secondary school 99.8% 2016 up 0.4% 13th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 93.9% 2017 down 5.2% 110th
Primary education, pupils 48.5% 2017 up 0.5% 108th
Tertiary education, academic staff 49.7% 2024 up 1.3% 53rd
Persistence to grade 5, female 99.7% 2023 up 1.8% 15th
Persistence to grade 5, male 99.2% 2023 up 1.2% 18th
School enrollment, secondary 94.4% 2017 up 1.6% 25th
Preprimary education, duration 7 years 2025 unchanged 1st
Progression to secondary school, male 99.7% 2016 up 0.4% 41st
School enrollment, secondary, female 95.5% 2017 up 0.4% 18th
School enrollment, secondary, male 93.3% 2017 up 2.7% 28th
Progression to secondary school, female 100.0% 2016 up 0.4% 14th
Expenditure on tertiary education 27.1% 2016 up 43.1% 30th
Children out of school, primary 3,091 2024 up 59.9% 142nd
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 94.5% 2017 84th
Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 93.4% 2017 96th
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 11.31 2017 down 11.8% 178th
Expenditure on secondary education 25.2% 2016 down 42.4% 114th
Expenditure on primary education 25.0% 2016 down 1.3% 113th
Secondary education, pupils 49.3% 2017 up 0.1% 86th
Children out of school, primary, female 1,527 2024 up 64.9% 140th
Children out of school, primary, male 1,564 2024 up 55.3% 144th
Adolescents out of school 2.6% 2024 up 68.2% 121st
Current education expenditure, total 88.1% 2022 up 1.7% 94th
Current education expenditure, primary 84.0% 2022 down 2.3% 116th
Current education expenditure, secondary 87.5% 2022 up 1.7% 103rd
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 9.18 2017 down 7.5% 162nd
Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 6.82 2012 down 14.6% 176th
Current education expenditure, tertiary 94.1% 2022 up 2.4% 44th
Adolescents out of school, female 2.7% 2024 up 85.8% 112th
Adolescents out of school, male 2.5% 2024 up 53.8% 118th
Net intake rate in grade 1 73.6% 2017 54th
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 11.35 2017 up 5.7% 133rd
Net intake rate in grade 1, female 76.9% 2017 45th
Net intake rate in grade 1, male 70.6% 2017 62nd
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 86.6% 2023 down 2.1% 16th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 89.2% 2023 down 1.4% 13th
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 83.6% 2023 down 2.9% 29th
Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 8.64 2017 down 13.4% 113th