Upper secondary completion in Estonia

In Estonia, 85.8% of young people had completed upper secondary school by the expected age in 2021.

Measure: Completion rate, upper secondary education Unit: % of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age Data: 2006 to 2021 Source: UNESCO UIS
Estonia, 2021 85.8% % of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age
Change from 2020 −1.4percentage points 2020: 87.2%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021 87.5% Middle value of 22 countries

Upper secondary completion in Estonia over time

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% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final 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, upper secondary education (% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age), 2006 to 2021
Period Estonia
2021 85.8%
2020 87.2%
2019 82.8%
2018 82.0%
2017 83.0%
2016 84.5%
2015 80.1%
2014 83.9%
2013 84.5%
2012 83.0%
2011 83.4%
2010 84.9%
2009 85.7%
2008 82.5%
2007 82.8%
2006 84.4%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −1.4 percentage points from 87.2% in 2020.
  • Since 2011, when it was 83.4%, the figure has changed by +2.4 percentage points.

Source and dates

Original producer
UNESCO UIS
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS)
Dataset or series code
CR.3 · 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