Primary completion (UIS) in Estonia

In Estonia, 99.7% of children had completed primary school by the expected age in 2021. The value for 2021 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2006.

Measure: Completion rate, primary education Unit: % of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age Data: 2006 to 2021 Source: UNESCO UIS
Estonia, 2021 99.7% % of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age
Change from 2020 +0.5percentage points 2020: 99.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021 99.3% Middle value of 20 countries

Primary completion (UIS) in Estonia over time

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% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Completion rate, primary education (% of children 3 to 5 years above the final primary grade age), 2006 to 2021
Period Estonia
2021 99.7%
2020 99.2%
2019 99.5%
2018 99.5%
2017 99.5%
2016 99.5%
2015 99.4%
2014 99.6%
2013 99.1%
2012 99.6%
2011 99.0%
2010 98.7%
2009 98.4%
2008 98.2%
2007 98.5%
2006 98.3%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 99.2% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 99.0%, the figure has changed by +0.8 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
CR.1 · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
2006 to 2021 for Estonia
Provider update
Not stated by the provider
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY-SA 4.0
Attribution
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org