Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Estonia
Estonia: Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary was 0.9737 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Estonia, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 0.9737 GPIA for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Estonia peaked at 0.9737 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8372 GPIA, in 2014.
Estonia ranks 63rd of 171 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.
Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Estonia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.8372 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.8445 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8636 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 0.888 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 0.9123 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9036 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9077 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.8887 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9069 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9391 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 0.9737 GPIA | +3.7% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.9737 GPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9069 GPIA, 1.1× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.9737 GPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9572 GPIA, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8749 GPIA | 0.8372 GPIA | 0.9123 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9232 GPIA | 0.8887 GPIA | 0.9737 GPIA | 5 |
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 out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Estonia?
- Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary in Estonia was 0.9737 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9737 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8372 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Estonia rank for out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary?
- Estonia ranks 63rd out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school rate for children, adolescents and youth of primary, lower secondary and upper secondary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release