Adolescents out of school in Estonia
Estonia: Adolescents out of school was 2.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adolescents out of school in Estonia, 2014–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of lower secondary school age.
Analysis
In 2024, adolescents out of school in Estonia stood at 2.6%. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.2% on the previous year and up 68.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school in Estonia peaked at 2.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2014.
Estonia ranks 121st of 179 countries on this measure, 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 in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.6% | — |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +39.0% |
| 2016 | 2.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 1.6% | -19.0% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | +35.3% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | +24.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.3% | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 2.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 118 Kyrgyzstan 2.8% compare
- 119 Naoero 2.8% compare
- 120 Bahrain 2.7% compare
- 122 Uzbekistan 2.5% compare
- 123 New Zealand 2.4% compare
- 124 Morocco 2.3% compare
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 in Estonia?
- Adolescents out of school in Estonia was 2.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2014.
- How does Estonia rank for adolescents out of school?
- Estonia ranks 121st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is adolescents out of school rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.2%. 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 (% of lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.