School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Estonia

Estonia: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 15.15 years in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
15.15 years
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
47th
of 175 countries
All-time high
15.65 years
in 2012
All-time low
12.24 years
in 1993
Years of data
26
1992–2018

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Estonia, 1992–2018

0510151992200520181992: 12.7 years1993: 12.2 years1994: 12.3 years1995: 12.6 years1996: 13 years1998: 13.6 years1999: 13.8 years2000: 14.2 years2001: 14.5 years2002: 14.6 years2003: 14.6 years2004: 14.8 years2005: 15.1 years2006: 15 years2007: 15 years2008: 15 years2009: 15.1 years2010: 15.4 years2011: 15.6 years2012: 15.6 years2013: 15.6 years2014: 15.4 years2015: 15.4 years2016: 15.3 years2017: 15.2 years2018: 15.1 years

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, male in Estonia is 15.15 years, measured in 2018.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Estonia peaked at 15.65 years in 2012 and was at its lowest, 12.24 years, in 1993.

Estonia ranks 47th of 175 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years) in Estonia, 1992 to 2018.
Year years Change
1992 12.66 years
1993 12.24 years -3.4%
1994 12.25 years +0.1%
1995 12.59 years +2.8%
1996 12.96 years +2.9%
1998 13.59 years +4.8%
1999 13.79 years +1.5%
2000 14.2 years +2.9%
2001 14.51 years +2.2%
2002 14.61 years +0.7%
2003 14.62 years +0.0%
2004 14.78 years +1.1%
2005 15.06 years +1.9%
2006 14.95 years -0.7%
2007 15.02 years +0.5%
2008 14.99 years -0.2%
2009 15.09 years +0.7%
2010 15.43 years +2.2%
2011 15.62 years +1.2%
2012 15.65 years +0.2%
2013 15.62 years -0.2%
2014 15.44 years -1.2%
2015 15.35 years -0.6%
2016 15.31 years -0.2%
2017 15.23 years -0.6%
2018 15.15 years -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 12.87 years 12.24 years 13.79 years 7
2000s 14.78 years 14.2 years 15.09 years 10
2010s 15.42 years 15.15 years 15.65 years 9

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 44 Kazakhstan 15.27 years compare
  2. 45 Libya 15.2 years compare
  3. 46 Belarus 15.16 years compare
  4. 48 Peru 15.09 years compare
  5. 49 Thailand 15.05 years compare
  6. 50 Iran, Islamic Republic of 15.04 years compare

See the full ranking of 220 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Estonia?
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Estonia was 15.15 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 15.65 years in 2012.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 12.24 years in 1993.
How does Estonia rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
Estonia ranks 47th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years)
Unit
years
Source
Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
220 places, 6,052 data points, 1970–2019
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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.