UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Estonia

Estonia: UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ was 14.5 in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
14.5
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
1st
of 91 countries
All-time high
14.5
in 2018
All-time low
8.67
in 1989
Years of data
15
1989–2018

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Estonia, 1989–2018

0510151989200320181989: 8.72000: 12.32006: 13.82007: 13.92008: 13.92009: 14.12010: 14.12011: 14.22012: 14.22013: 14.32014: 14.32015: 14.32016: 14.32017: 14.42018: 14.5

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2018, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Estonia stood at 14.5. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Estonia peaked at 14.5 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.67, in 1989.

Estonia ranks 1st of 91 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female in Estonia, 1989 to 2018.
Year Value Change
1989 8.67
2000 12.32 +42.1%
2006 13.84 +12.3%
2007 13.87 +0.2%
2008 13.95 +0.5%
2009 14.08 +1.0%
2010 14.1 +0.1%
2011 14.16 +0.4%
2012 14.18 +0.2%
2013 14.32 +0.9%
2014 14.32 +0.0%
2015 14.34 +0.2%
2016 14.34 -0.0%
2017 14.39 +0.4%
2018 14.5 +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 8.67 8.67 8.67 1
2000s 13.61 12.32 14.08 5
2010s 14.29 14.1 14.5 9

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 2 Germany 13.8 compare
  2. 3 United States of America 13.8 compare
  3. 4 Cayman Islands 13.61 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Estonia?
Uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ in Estonia was 14.5 in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 14.5 in 2018.
What is the lowest uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 8.67 in 1989.
How does Estonia rank for uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+?
Estonia ranks 1st out of 91 countries with data for 2018.
Is uis: mean years of schooling (isced 1 or higher), population 25+ rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
UIS: Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years, female
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
91 places, 1,015 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Mean years of schooling (MYS) provides the average number of years of education (primary/ISCED 1 or higher) completed by a country’s female adult population (25 years and older), excluding years spent repeating grades. For further information and specific calculation methods, visit the UNESCO Institute for Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/