| Number of persons, thousands | First and second generation | Educational levels total | Total | | 254.4 |
| Estonia | | 159.9 |
| Abroad | | 94.6 |
| Below upper secondary education | Total | | 39.0 |
| Estonia | | 22.3 |
| Abroad | | 16.7 |
| Upper secondary education, post-secondary non-tertiary education | Total | | 131.1 |
| Estonia | | 89.4 |
| Abroad | | 41.7 |
| Tertiary education | Total | | 84.3 |
| Estonia | | 48.1 |
| Abroad | | 36.2 |
| First generation | Educational levels total | Total | | 149.8 |
| Estonia | | 62.5 |
| Abroad | | 87.3 |
| Below upper secondary education | Total | | 24.1 |
| Estonia | | 7.6 |
| Abroad | | 16.4 |
| Upper secondary education, post-secondary non-tertiary education | Total | | 73.6 |
| Estonia | | 33.7 |
| Abroad | | 39.9 |
| Tertiary education | Total | | 52.1 |
| Estonia | | 21.2 |
| Abroad | | 31.0 |
| Second generation | Educational levels total | Total | | 104.7 |
| Estonia | | 97.3 |
| Abroad | | 7.3 |
| Below upper secondary education | Total | | 14.9 |
| Estonia | | 14.6 |
| Upper secondary education, post-secondary non-tertiary education | Total | | 57.5 |
| Estonia | | 55.7 |
| Abroad | | 1.8 |
| Tertiary education | Total | | 32.2 |
| Estonia | | 27.0 |
| Abroad | | 5.2 |
| Proportion (education acquired in Estonia and abroad total=100), % | First and second generation | Educational levels total | Total | | 100.0 |
| Estonia | | 62.8 |
| Abroad | | 37.2 |
| Below upper secondary education | Total | | 100.0 |
| Estonia | | 57.2 |
| Abroad | | 42.8 |
| Upper secondary education, post-secondary non-tertiary education | Total | | 100.0 |
| Estonia | | 68.2 |
| Abroad | | 31.8 |
| Tertiary education | Total | | 100.0 |
| Estonia | | 57.1 |
| Abroad | | 42.9 |
| First generation | Educational levels total | Total | | 100.0 |
| Estonia | | 41.7 |
| Abroad | | 58.3 |
| Below upper secondary education | Total | | 100.0 |
| Estonia | | 31.7 |
| Abroad | | 68.3 |
| Upper secondary education, post-secondary non-tertiary education | Total | | 100.0 |
| Estonia | | 45.8 |
| Abroad | | 54.2 |
| Tertiary education | Total | | 100.0 |
| Estonia | | 40.6 |
| Abroad | | 59.4 |
| Second generation | Educational levels total | Total | | 100.0 |
| Estonia | | 93.0 |
| Abroad | | 7.0 |
| Below upper secondary education | Total | | 100.0 |
| Estonia | | 98.3 |
| Upper secondary education, post-secondary non-tertiary education | Total | | 100.0 |
| Estonia | | 96.8 |
| Abroad | | 3.2 |
| Tertiary education | Total | | 100.0 |
| Estonia | | 83.8 |
| Abroad | | 16.2 |