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In Estonia there is a compulsory 9-year school from the
age of 7, 3-year high school and vocational schools. 52% of
students go on to higher education. Since the mid-1990s, the
education system has undergone a number of reforms, and in
particular, privatization has increased.
Most schools have Estonian as their language of
instruction, but there are also schools where it is taught
in Russian. In 1996, Estonia got its first national
curriculum. This covers both Russian-language and Estonian
schools, and is taught in subjects such as language,
mathematics, nature and social studies, music and arts, and
gymnastics. At the youth level, two foreign languages are
taught. Check topschoolsintheusa for test centers of ACT, SAT, and GRE as well high schools in the country of Estonia.
Higher education is divided into two academic and
vocational programs. In 1998, there were 35 higher education
institutions. Of these, 6 were public and 4 private
universities, 8 public and 13 private colleges and 4
vocational schools.
Estonian school history starts in the 13th century with
church schools. The first high school was established by
Jesuits in 1583. The Swedish king Gustav 2 Adolf established
the country's first university in Tartu in 1632.
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