Adolescents out of school, female in Estonia
Estonia: Adolescents out of school, female was 2.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adolescents out of school, female in Estonia, 2014–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
In 2024, adolescents out of school, female in Estonia stood at 2.7%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 38.0% on the previous year and up 85.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Estonia peaked at 2.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2014.
That places Estonia 112th out of 160 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, female in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.4% | — |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +43.6% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +5.4% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 2.0% | -4.6% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -20.0% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +21.3% |
| 2024 | 2.7% | +38.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 2.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 1.5× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 2.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 1.5× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.4% | 2.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9,391 (2021)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 706 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 27,252 (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25,046 (2012)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 103,245 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 89,246 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.065 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Estonia?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Estonia was 2.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2014.
- How does Estonia rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Estonia ranks 112th out of 160 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 85.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.