Number of pre-primary education enrolments in Estonia
Estonia: Number of pre-primary education enrolments was 52,298 in 2012. ▼ Falling
Latest (2012)
52,298
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
56th
of 73 countries
All-time high
71,689
in 1991
All-time low
45,414
in 2006
Years of data
32
1981–2012
Number of pre-primary education enrolments in Estonia, 1981–2012
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
In 2012, number of pre-primary education enrolments in Estonia stood at 52,298.
That represents a change of up 4.8% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of pre-primary education enrolments in Estonia peaked at 71,689 in 1991 and was at its lowest, 45,414, in 2006.
Estonia ranks 56th of 73 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Number of pre-primary education enrolments in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 65,953 | — |
| 1982 | 66,518 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 67,608 | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 68,036 | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 65,596 | -3.6% |
| 1986 | 66,711 | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 66,990 | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 68,018 | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 66,875 | -1.7% |
| 1990 | 66,011 | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 71,689 | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 64,718 | -9.7% |
| 1993 | 57,262 | -11.5% |
| 1994 | 57,212 | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 55,166 | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 54,658 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 51,875 | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 55,077 | +6.2% |
| 1999 | 54,574 | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 52,522 | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 52,533 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 51,093 | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 52,355 | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 54,252 | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 55,843 | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 45,414 | -18.7% |
| 2007 | 47,428 | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 49,044 | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 50,972 | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 48,167 | -5.5% |
| 2011 | 49,880 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 52,298 | +4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66,923 | 65,596 | 68,036 | 9 |
| 1990s | 58,824 | 51,875 | 71,689 | 10 |
| 2000s | 51,146 | 45,414 | 55,843 | 10 |
| 2010s | 50,115 | 48,167 | 52,298 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of pre-primary education enrolments in Estonia?
- Number of pre-primary education enrolments in Estonia was 52,298 in 2012, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest number of pre-primary education enrolments recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 71,689 in 1991.
- What is the lowest number of pre-primary education enrolments recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,414 in 2006.
- How does Estonia rank for number of pre-primary education enrolments?
- Estonia ranks 56th out of 73 countries with data for 2012.
- Is number of pre-primary education enrolments rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Number of pre-primary education enrolments. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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