Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Eesti

Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Eesti was 10.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.8 pts from 2024.

202510.4%

Change on 2024-0.8 pts

Series high14.22000

Series low9.42013

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Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Eesti, 2000 to 2025

%. Source: Eurostat, Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-09-10.

All 26 values

Period	%
2025	10.4
2024	11.2
2023	10.6
2022	10.2
2021	10.5 Series break
2020	10.7
2019	11
2018	12
2017	11.9
2016	11.4
2015	12.3
2014	11.8 Series break
2013	9.4
2012	10
2011	10.9
2010	10.7
2009	11.2
2008	11.6
2007	10.9
2006	11.5
2005	11
2004	11.4
2003	12.1
2002	13
2001	13.5
2000	14.2 Series break

Compared with Estonia and European Union (27)

Place	2025
Eesti	10.4
Estonia	10.4
European Union (27)	18.8

Rankings

EU countries by adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 27 places

Definition

People aged 25 to 64 whose highest completed level of education is lower secondary at most (ISCED 2011 levels 0 to 2: less than primary, primary and lower secondary), as a percentage of all people aged 25 to 64 living in private households (EU Labour Force Survey).

Upper secondary is the level reached at about 18, such as the Spanish bachillerato or a vocational qualification of the same level.

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Eurostat. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

Eurostat, European Commission. (2026). Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04) (Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, Eesti, 2000 to 2025) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table

MLA 9

Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04), Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, Eesti, 2000 to 2025. Eurostat, European Commission, 10 Sept. 2026, https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/adults-without-upper-secondary-education-25-64/eesti-ee00. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

Eurostat, European Commission. 2026. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, Eesti, 2000 to 2025. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/adults-without-upper-secondary-education-25-64/eesti-ee00.

Harvard

Eurostat, European Commission (2026) Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04), Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, Eesti, 2000 to 2025 [Dataset]. Available at: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/adults-without-upper-secondary-education-25-64/eesti-ee00 (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX

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  author = {{Eurostat, European Commission}},
  title = {{Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat\_lfse\_04): Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64, Eesti, 2000 to 2025}},
  year = {2026},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat_lfse_04/default/table},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/adults-without-upper-secondary-education-25-64/eesti-ee00. Publisher attribution: Eurostat. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat\_lfse\_04). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/edat\_lfse\_04/default/table. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
}

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What is the adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Eesti?

Adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Eesti was 10.4% in 2025, according to Eurostat, European Commission. That is down 0.8 pts from 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

Eurostat, European Commission. Population by educational attainment level and NUTS 2 region, less than primary, primary and lower secondary education (levels 0 to 2), 25 to 64 years (edat_lfse_04). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest adults without upper secondary education, ages 25 to 64 in Eesti?

14.2% in 2000, the highest value since 2000 in this series.

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