School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Estonia
Estonia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female was 16.72 years in 2018. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Estonia, 1992β2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Estonia is 16.72 years, measured in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Estonia peaked at 17.43 years in 2011 and was at its lowest, 12.56 years, in 1993.
That places Estonia 35th out of 175 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.61 years | 12.56 years | 15.05 years | 7 |
| 2000s | 16.91 years | 15.81 years | 17.31 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.09 years | 16.72 years | 17.43 years | 9 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More gender data for Estonia
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 178.81 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.67 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 5,081 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 5,410 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 5,159 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 5,497 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 5,416 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 5,767 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 6,058 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 6,444 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Estonia?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female in Estonia was 16.72 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.43 years in 2011.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.56 years in 1993.
- How does Estonia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female?
- Estonia ranks 35th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.