Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in Estonia
Estonia: Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex was 17.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in Estonia, 2006–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in Estonia is 17.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.7% on the previous year and up 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in Estonia peaked at 17.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 10.2%, in 2018.
Estonia ranks 48th of 51 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 12.1% | — |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | -17.3% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | +47.1% |
| 2025 | 17.2% | +14.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.4% | 12.1% | 12.7% | 2 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 10.2% | 11.2% | 3 |
| 2020s | 16.1% | 15.0% | 17.2% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 46 United Kingdom 19.2% compare
- 47 South Korea 18.6% compare
- 49 Japan 16.1% compare
- 50 Estonia 15.0% compare
- 50 South Korea 15.0% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in Estonia?
- Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex in Estonia was 17.2% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.2% in 2018.
- How does Estonia rank for low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex?
- Estonia ranks 48th out of 51 countries with data for 2025.
- Is low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Low achieving 15-year-olds in reading, mathematics or science by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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