General Information

Cases/Enablers
OOP Case
Appetizer
The Estonian Education Information System is a state register, which unites the databases of the education system into one entity. EHIS creates the possibility for everyone to inspect the performance indicators education institutions.
Short summary
The Estonian Education Information System is a state register, which unites the databases of the education system into one entity. EHIS creates the possibility for everyone to inspect the performance indicators of preschool childcare institutions, basic schools, upper secondary schools and vocational educational institutions. EHIS is intended for persons acquiring general, vocational, higher or hobby education, as well as teachers and academic staff working at the same level.
URL
EHIS
Focus
Citizens
Start date
Domain
Education
Scope
National/Federal
Country
Estonia
Nature and status of project
Rolled Out
Is the OOP case/enabler mandatory?
Opt-in

ENABLING ASSETS OR COMPONENTS

Relevant Enablers
Estonian data exchange layer for information systems (X-Road)
Estonian Public Key Infrastructure
Estonian Catalogue of Public Sector Information (RIHA)
Estonian Public Key Infrastructure
Legal interoperability
Republic of Estonia Education Act RT 1992, 12, 192, https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/ee/526082014004/consolide/current
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Vocational Educational Institutions Act RT I 1998, 64/65, 1007, https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/130122015025?leiaKehtiv
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Institutions of Professional Higher Education Act RT I 1998, 61, 980, https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/13277158?leiaKehtiv
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Private Schools Act RT I 1998, 57, 859, https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/13340306?leiaKehtiv
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Universities Act RT I 1995, 12, 119, https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/13224418?leiaKehtiv
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Basic Schools and Upper Secondary Schools Act RTI, 05.07.2010, 41, 240, https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/13332410?leiaKehtiv
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Study Allowances and Study Loans Act RT I 2003, 58, 387, https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/13224397?leiaKehtiv
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State Family Benefits Act RT I 2001, 95, 587, https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/13190867?leiaKehtiv
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Military Service Act RT I, 10.07.2012, 1, https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/109032016004?leiaKehtiv
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Preschool Child Care Institutions Act RT I 1999, 27, 387, https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/13336294?leiaKehtiv
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State Pension Insurance Act RT I 2001, 100, 648, https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/13335615?leiaKehtiv
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EHIS Establishment and Statutes RTI, 12.08.2004, 61, 434, https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/119022013004?leiaKehtiv
Socio-cultural influence factors
Data guidelines of Estonian Data Protection Inspectorate (http://www.aki.ee/et/juhised) must be followed.

DATA HANDLING / DATA EXCHANGE

Type of data sharing
Actual data
Data handler
Stakeholder name
EHIS
Stakeholder category
Government
Stakeholder Role
Database owner
Kind of data
Education data
Stakeholder name
Citizens (personal data or statistics)
Stakeholder category
Citizen
Stakeholder Role
Data consumer
Kind of data
Education data
Stakeholder name
Public Administrations and other officials
Stakeholder category
Government
Stakeholder Role
Data consumer
Kind of data
Education data
Stakeholder name
Register of Professions
Stakeholder category
Government
Stakeholder Role
Data provider
Kind of data
Education data
Stakeholder name
Population Register
Stakeholder category
Government
Stakeholder Role
Data provider
Kind of data
Education data
Stakeholder name
Examination Information System
Stakeholder category
Government
Stakeholder Role
Data consumer
Kind of data
Education data
Stakeholder name
Address Data System
Stakeholder category
Government
Stakeholder Role
Data provider
Kind of data
Education data
Stakeholder name
Punishment Records Register
Stakeholder category
Government
Stakeholder Role
Data consumer
Kind of data
Education data
Stakeholder name
Register of taxable persons
Stakeholder category
Government
Stakeholder Role
Data provider
Kind of data
Education data
Stakeholder name
Register of Business
Stakeholder category
Government
Stakeholder Role
Data provider
Kind of data
Education data
Architecture
Data architecture

EHIS consists six interrelated sub-registers:
1) the sub-register of documents certifying education;
2) the sub-register of teachers and teaching staff;
3) the sub-register of pupils, students and resident physicians;
4) the sub-register of educational institutions;
5) the sub-register of curricula and education licences;
6) the sub-register of educational literature.

EHIS is maintained as one-level technological database. To keep the register, automated data analysis is used and the register is being preserved digitally.
Resident will either log in by using an eID or there is a possibility to publically available data without identifying yourself.

Linking registers

Register of Professions
Population Register
Examination Information System
Address Data System
Register of taxable persons
Punishment Records Register

https://www.oecd.org/edu/ceri/Birgit%20Lao-Peetersoo_Introduction%20to%20the%20Estonian%20Education%20Information%20System%20EHIS.pdf