Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Estonia
Estonia: Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary was 20.7% in 2010. ▼ Falling
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Estonia, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Primary.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 20.7% for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Estonia peaked at 92.3% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2010.
That places Estonia 57th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 92.3% | — |
| 1965 | 76.8% | -16.8% |
| 1970 | 88.7% | +15.6% |
| 1975 | 73.0% | -17.7% |
| 1980 | 60.8% | -16.7% |
| 1985 | 63.4% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 65.7% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 46.9% | -28.6% |
| 2000 | 26.0% | -44.6% |
| 2005 | 21.1% | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | -2.1% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 20.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 9.1%, 2.3× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 20.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 8.7%, 2.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 84.5% | 76.8% | 92.3% | 2 |
| 1970s | 80.9% | 73.0% | 88.7% | 2 |
| 1980s | 62.1% | 60.8% | 63.4% | 2 |
| 1990s | 56.3% | 46.9% | 65.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 23.6% | 21.1% | 26.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 20.7% | 20.7% | 1 |
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 barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Estonia?
- Barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary in Estonia was 20.7% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 1960.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2010.
- How does Estonia rank for barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary?
- Estonia ranks 57th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of female population age 15-19 with primary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Primary)