Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Estonia
Estonia: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted was 0.9474 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Estonia, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 0.9474 modelled data for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Estonia peaked at 1 modelled data in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.75 modelled data, in 2000.
Estonia ranks 107th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Estonia, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.75 modelled data | — |
| 2001 | 0.75 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.75 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 modelled data | +33.3% |
| 2004 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.9412 modelled data | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 1 modelled data | +6.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9545 modelled data | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 1 modelled data | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.96 modelled data | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.96 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9583 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9565 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9545 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9524 modelled data | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.95 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9474 modelled data | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9 modelled data | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9474 modelled data | +5.3% |
| 2025 | 0.9474 modelled data | +0.0% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 0.9474 modelled data is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9774 modelled data, 97% of the median. (70 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 0.9474 modelled data is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1 modelled data, 95% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +33.3% | 0.75 modelled data | 1 modelled data |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.925 modelled data | 0.75 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9685 modelled data | 0.9412 modelled data | 1 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9407 modelled data | 0.9 modelled data | 0.9524 modelled data | 6 |
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 of primary school age, adjusted in Estonia?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted in Estonia was 0.9474 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 modelled data in 2003.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.75 modelled data in 2000.
- How does Estonia rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted?
- Estonia ranks 107th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, adjusted rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. 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 of primary school age, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release