Youth literacy in Estonia
In Estonia, 99.9% of people aged 15 to 24 could read and write in 2011.
The latest value for Estonia is for 2011. Most countries have figures for 2022.
Estonia, 2011
99.9%
Change from 2000
+0.2percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2011
99.8%
Youth literacy in Estonia over time
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Estonia
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of people aged 15 to 24. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Estonia |
|---|---|
| 2011 | 99.9% |
| 2000 | 99.8% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- The previous available figure was 99.8% in 2000, a change of +0.2 percentage points.
- Since 1989, when it was 99.9%, the figure has changed by +0.1 percentage points.
More for Estonia
All statistics for Estonia
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2011 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
11.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
44.3%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
10.2%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
23.8%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
10.3%
2025 · ILOSTAT