Over-age students, primary in Estonia
Estonia: Over-age students, primary was 3.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Estonia, 1995–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary in Estonia stood at 3.4%.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 66.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Estonia peaked at 4.3% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2013.
That places Estonia 119th out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.3% | — |
| 1996 | 2.6% | +15.2% |
| 1998 | 3.0% | +16.5% |
| 1999 | 3.2% | +6.5% |
| 2000 | 3.6% | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 4.2% | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 3.5% | -15.5% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | -24.9% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -21.2% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -25.3% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | -15.7% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -11.7% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | -10.2% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | +351.7% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 3.5% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 3.4% | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 2.3% | 3.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 3.1% | 1.3% | 4.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 0.8% | 3.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 116 Seychelles 3.6% compare
- 117 Antigua and Barbuda 3.6% compare
- 118 Luxembourg 3.5% compare
- 120 Romania 3.4% compare
- 121 Kiribati 3.4% compare
- 122 Russian Federation 3.2% compare
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 over-age students, primary in Estonia?
- Over-age students, primary in Estonia was 3.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2003.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2013.
- How does Estonia rank for over-age students, primary?
- Estonia ranks 119th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 66.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.