Estonia Literacy Rate 1989-2024

Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
  • Estonia literacy rate for 2021 was 99.87%, a 0.02% decline from 2011.
  • Estonia literacy rate for 2011 was 99.89%, a 0.12% increase from 2000.
  • Estonia literacy rate for 2000 was 99.77%, a 0.04% increase from 1989.
  • Estonia literacy rate for 1989 was 99.73%, a 99.73% increase from .
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Literacy Rate
Latvia 99.89%
Estonia 99.87%
Lithuania 99.83%
Poland 99.80%
Croatia 99.45%
Cyprus 99.36%
Hungary 99.10%
UAE 98.13%
Singapore 97.65%
Brunei 97.59%
Macao 97.11%
Portugal 96.78%
Malta 94.94%
Puerto Rico 92.40%
Estonia Literacy Rate - Historical Data
Year Literacy Rate Annual Change
2021 99.87% -0.02%
2011 99.89% 0.12%
2000 99.77% 0.04%
1989 99.73% 0.04%