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Estonia

Country: Estonia

Population (million): 1.4 (2025)

Area (km²): 45335

Official language: Estonian

Currency: euro (since 1 January 2011)

Dialling code: +372

Internet users (million): 1.0 (2025)

Number of students: 44,377 (2024)

Students as % of population aged 20-24: 29.3 (2024)

Women among students (%): 59.9 (2024)

Students - bachelor's level: 27,606 (2024)

Students - master's level: 14,494 (2024)

Students - doctoral level: 2,277 (2024)

Tuition fees - bachelor's (EUR per year): free in Estonian; English-taught usually fee-paying, e.g. €4,200 a year at the University of Tartu (2026/27); non-EU students may pay more, e.g. €1,900–4,200 per semester at TalTech (2026/27)

Tuition fees - master's (EUR per year): free in Estonian; at the University of Tartu 16 of 25 English-taught master's programmes are free for EU citizens; no tuition waivers for new non-EU students (2026/27)

Estonian-taught programmes are free at public universities, and at the University of Tartu 16 of 25 English-taught master's programmes are free for EU citizens; students from outside the EU/EEA at TalTech pay €1,900–4,200 per semester (2026/27). Estonia has 18 higher education institutions and more than 150 programmes in English. Read on for application deadlines, typical living costs and the rules on working while you study.

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Sources: European Commission – Study in Europe (education.ec.europa.eu/study-in-europe), Eurostat, official national study and residence portals and authorities, Eurodesk, enic-naric.net, studentnews.eu. As of September 2026.

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