Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Estonia

Estonia: Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and was 13.46 in 2016. ▲ Rising

Latest (2016)
13.46
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
11th
of 90 countries
All-time high
13.46
in 2016
All-time low
12.63
in 1998
Years of data
14
1998–2016

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Estonia, 1998–2016

0510151998200720161998: 12.62004: 12.92005: 12.92006: 132007: 132008: 132009: 13.12010: 13.12011: 13.22012: 13.22013: 13.22014: 13.32015: 13.42016: 13.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 13.46 for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in 2016. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Estonia peaked at 13.46 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12.63, in 1998.

That places Estonia 11th out of 90 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and above in Estonia, 1998 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1998 12.63
2004 12.88 +2.0%
2005 12.95 +0.5%
2006 12.99 +0.3%
2007 12.96 -0.2%
2008 13.01 +0.4%
2009 13.09 +0.6%
2010 13.13 +0.3%
2011 13.19 +0.4%
2012 13.2 +0.1%
2013 13.2 +0.0%
2014 13.31 +0.8%
2015 13.38 +0.5%
2016 13.46 +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.63 12.63 12.63 1
2000s 12.98 12.88 13.09 6
2010s 13.27 13.13 13.46 7

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 8 Lithuania 13.58 compare
  2. 9 United States of America 13.52 compare
  3. 10 Belarus 13.46 compare
  4. 12 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 13.44 compare
  5. 13 Iceland 13.38 compare
  6. 14 Germany 13.29 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Estonia?
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and in Estonia was 13.46 in 2016, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 13.46 in 2016.
What is the lowest average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 12.63 in 1998.
How does Estonia rank for average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and?
Estonia ranks 11th out of 90 countries with data for 2016.
Is average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and above. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average number of completed years in formal education, aged 25 and above
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
90 places, 1,228 data points, 1970–2021
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