Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Estonia

Estonia: Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages was 188,588 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
188,588
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
33rd
of 38 countries
All-time high
188,588
in 2024
All-time low
151,697
in 2014
Years of data
12
2013–2024

Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Estonia, 2013–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2013201820242013: 153.0k2014: 151.7k2015: 154.2k2016: 159.9k2017: 164.8k2018: 169.1k2019: 172.5k2020: 175.1k2021: 178.4k2022: 180.3k2023: 186.0k2024: 188.6k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 188,588 for pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 24.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Estonia peaked at 188,588 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 151,697, in 2014.

Estonia ranks 33rd of 38 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages studied in Estonia, 2013 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2013 152,981 —
2014 151,697 -0.8%
2015 154,227 +1.7%
2016 159,883 +3.7%
2017 164,816 +3.1%
2018 169,061 +2.6%
2019 172,503 +2.0%
2020 175,107 +1.5%
2021 178,419 +1.9%
2022 180,283 +1.0%
2023 186,035 +3.2%
2024 188,588 +1.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 160,738 151,697 172,503 7
2020s 181,686 175,107 188,588 5

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 31 Latvia 247,950 compare
  2. 31 Latvia 247,950 compare
  3. 33 Estonia 188,588 compare
  4. 35 Cyprus 121,826 compare
  5. 36 Luxembourg 84,902 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Estonia?
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Estonia was 188,588 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 188,588 in 2024.
What is the lowest pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 151,697 in 2014.
How does Estonia rank for pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages?
Estonia ranks 33rd out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
Is pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages studied. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages studied
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
41 places, 477 data points, 2013–2024
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