2022–2023
The Social Ministry–funded hormone guideline requires adulthood before opposite-sex hormones.
What the law allows
Medical care for minorsRestricted
Restricted: the Social Affairs Ministry-funded hormone guideline requires adulthood (täisealisus) before hormones for sex-rejecting procedures.
Soolise ülemineku hormoonravi juhend (Sotsiaalministeerium-funded)
Schools — curriculumCSE in schools
Comprehensive sex education (CSE) in schools — the national curriculum includes sooline identiteet (gender identity).
Riigi Teataja — Põhikooli riiklik õppekava, Lisa 6
AdultsAdults
Restricted: the Social Affairs Ministry-funded hormone guideline requires adulthood (täisealisus) before hormones for sex-rejecting procedures.
Soolise ülemineku hormoonravi juhend (Sotsiaalministeerium-funded)
Key dates2023–2025
2023–2025: Restricted: the Social Affairs Ministry-funded hormone guideline requires adulthood (täisealisus) before hormones for sex-rejecting procedures.
Soolise ülemineku hormoonravi juhend (Sotsiaalministeerium-funded)
Official sources
Europe. Social Ministry–funded hormone guideline requires adulthood. CSE includes gender identity.
Full official record
The Social Ministry–funded 2023 hormone-treatment guideline for sex change (Soolise ülemineku hormoonravi juhend), agreed by the Estonian Endocrine Society, family doctors, and the ministry medical expert committee, lists adulthood (täisealisus) as a starting condition. That guideline is a restriction on opposite-sex hormones for minors.
Schools detail
Estonia’s national basic-school curriculum (Riigi Teataja) includes inimeseõpetus as a compulsory subject. The National Institute for Health Development’s official 2022 sexuality-education teacher book teaches sooline identiteet (gender identity) and sexual orientation as classroom topics.