8 answers, 2 from Estonia's own official bodies, with a link to each figure.
44.3% of people aged 25 to 34 in Estonia had completed tertiary education in 2025, according to Eurostat. The share of 18 to 24 year olds who left education early, with at most lower secondary schooling, was 10.2%, according to Eurostat.
Both figures come from the Labour Force Survey run by Statistics Estonia, so they carry sampling error. The Ministry of Education and Research sets education policy.
Education had the largest number of job vacancies of any sector in Estonia in the second quarter of 2026, at 1,558, according to Statistics Estonia on 8 September 2026. Across all sectors there were 8,363 vacancies.
A vacancy is a paid post that the employer is actively trying to fill, so the count shows demand for staff at that point. The Ministry of Finance's 2027 budget page includes a separate summary on teachers' pay.
The figures below use one definition for every country, so they can differ from national figures.
The UNESCO Institute for Statistics puts net primary school enrolment in Estonia at 93.7% in 2017. The peak was 97.4% in 2012 and the low 93.0% in 2006. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 95.7%, and Estonia placed 31st highest of 45. Of 134 countries with 2017 data, 74th highest.
According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, gross secondary school enrolment in Estonia was 108.5% in 2024. Since 2005 it has ranged from 104.0% (2006) to 113.2% (2017). Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 101.1%, and Estonia placed 8th highest of 34. Worldwide: 14th of 100.
The latest figure from the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, for 2024, is 65.7%. It is the bottom of the series, which starts in 2005. Europe & Central Asia median: 71.1%; Estonia is 22nd highest of 34. Worldwide: 32nd of 90.
In 2022, government spending on education in Estonia was 5.2% of GDP, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Its high point since 2005 was 2009, at 6.0% of GDP; its low point was 2014, at 4.3% of GDP. Across Europe & Central Asia the middle value was 4.5% of GDP, and Estonia placed 15th highest of 45. Of 155 countries with 2022 data, 42nd highest.
According to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics, the number of primary pupils per teacher in Estonia was 11 in 2017. The peak was 13 in 2007 and the low 11 in 2006. It is 29th highest of 39 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 13. World rank, highest first: 114th of 130.
99.9%: that is the primary completion rate in Estonia for 2024, according to the UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Its high point since 2005 was 2007, at 104.0%; its low point was 2020, at 95.8%. It is 8th highest of 30 in Europe & Central Asia, where the median is 98.2%. World rank, highest first: 24th of 104.
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