Knowledge

According to the PISA 2022 education survey, Estonia’s 15-year-olds are the absolute leaders in knowledge and skills in Europe and among the top eight in the world, together with leading Asian nations. In Europe, Estonia is tied with Switzerland for first and second place in mathematics, tied with Ireland for first and second place in

According to the Estonian report of the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study, of the countries that participated in the 2022 survey, Estonian students are in fourth place after China, Sweden and Poland in terms of their knowledge about society. The study shows there are still many students with a high-performance level and few students

The University of Tartu, Estonia’s oldest and largest university, is ranked the 301-350th position in this year’s Times Higher Education World University Rankings; last year, the university achieved its all-time high of 201–250th position. The ranking, compiled by the British journal, Times Higher Education, since 2004, considers 13 performance indicators that are grouped into five

According to the Estonian education and research ministry, the government is preparing to increase the age of compulsory education to 18 years of age or until the acquisition of vocational education. The ministry points out that 654 elementary school graduates did not continue their education in the fall of 2022. In Estonia, there are 11

UN human rights experts have expressed grave concern about new legislation that appears to eliminate minority language education in Estonia. “Recent legislative amendments appear to severely restrict education in Estonia’s minority languages by making the transition to Estonian-language education compulsory for all pre-school and school institutions, including those operating in a minority language or bilingual