Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Estonia
Estonia: Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education was 0.9 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9
Change on year
down 25.0%
World rank
20th
of 30 countries
All-time high
1.2
in 2023
All-time low
0.9
in 2024
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Estonia, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Estonia stood at 0.9. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 25.0% on the previous year and down 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Estonia peaked at 1.2 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9, in 2024.
Estonia ranks 20th of 30 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.1 | — |
| 2014 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.2 | +9.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9 | -25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.08 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,627 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.82 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Estonia?
- Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education in Estonia was 0.9 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.2 in 2023.
- What is the lowest average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9 in 2024.
- How does Estonia rank for average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education?
- Estonia ranks 20th out of 30 countries with data for 2024.
- Is average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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