Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Estonia
Estonia: Share of children who are not in pre-primary school was 7.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Estonia, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Estonia stood at 7.5%.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Estonia peaked at 9.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.1%, in 2021.
Estonia ranks 105th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.7% | 6.5% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.7% | 6.1% | 7.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- Duration of pre-primary education 4 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 8,627 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.36 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Estonia?
- Share of children who are not in pre-primary school in Estonia was 7.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of children who are not in pre-primary school recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.1% in 2021.
- How does Estonia rank for share of children who are not in pre-primary school?
- Estonia ranks 105th out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children who are not in pre-primary school rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children who are not in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children one year before the official primary entry age (typically age 5) not enrolled in pre-primary education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.