Tertiary education in Eesti

In Eesti, 42.1% of people aged 25 to 64 had completed tertiary education in 2025.

Measure: Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region Unit: % of people aged 25 to 64 Data: 2000 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Eesti, 2025 42.1% % of people aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 +0.3percentage points 2024: 41.8%
Estonia, 2025 42.1% Country total
Position in 2025 73rd of 289 See the full ranking

Tertiary education in Eesti over time

View
Places
2 selected
Eesti Estonia ×

% of people aged 25 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region (% of people aged 25 to 64), 2001 to 2025
Period EestiEstonia
2025 42.1% 42.1%
2024 41.8% 41.8%
2023 41.6% 41.6%
2022 42.1% 42.1%
2021 41.2%b (break in time series) 41.2%b (break in time series)
2020 40.1% 40.1%
2019 39.5% 39.5%
2018 39.1% 39.1%
2017 38.4% 38.4%
2016 37.7% 37.7%
2015 36.7% 36.7%
2014 37.6%b (break in time series) 37.6%b (break in time series)
2013 37.4% 37.4%
2012 37.6% 37.6%
2011 36.9% 36.9%
2010 35.5% 35.5%
2009 36.1% 36.1%
2008 34.2% 34.2%
2007 33.3% 33.3%
2006 33.2% 33.2%
2005 33.2% 33.2%
2004 30.9% 30.9%
2003 29.8% 29.8%
2002 29.4% 29.4%
2001 29.6% 29.6%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +0.3 percentage points from 41.8% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 36.7%, the figure has changed by +5.4 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 289 regions with data for 2025, Eesti has the 73rd highest value.
  • The figure for Estonia in 2025 was 42.1%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_04 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y25-64 isced11=ED5-8 unit=PC
Observation period
2000 to 2025 for Eesti
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat