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 Number in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
188,588 Number
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
32nd
of 37 countries
All-time high
188,588 Number
in 2024
All-time low
151,697 Number
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: 153.0k Number2014: 151.7k Number2015: 154.2k Number2016: 159.9k Number2017: 164.8k Number2018: 169.1k Number2019: 172.5k Number2020: 175.1k Number2021: 178.4k Number2022: 180.3k Number2023: 186.0k Number2024: 188.6k Number

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.

Analysis

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

That represents a change of 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 Number in 2024 and was at its lowest, 151,697 Number, in 2014.

That places Estonia 32nd out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 - absolute numbers and % of pupils by number of languages studied in Estonia, 2013 to 2024.
Year Number Change
2013 152,981 Number
2014 151,697 Number -0.8%
2015 154,227 Number +1.7%
2016 159,883 Number +3.7%
2017 164,816 Number +3.1%
2018 169,061 Number +2.6%
2019 172,503 Number +2.0%
2020 175,107 Number +1.5%
2021 178,419 Number +1.9%
2022 180,283 Number +1.0%
2023 186,035 Number +3.2%
2024 188,588 Number +1.4%

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 29 North Macedonia 254,326 Number compare
  2. 30 Latvia 247,950 Number compare
  3. 30 Latvia 247,950 Number compare
  4. 32 Estonia 188,588 Number compare
  5. 34 Cyprus 121,826 Number compare
  6. 35 Luxembourg 84,902 Number 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 Number 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 Number 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 Number in 2014.
How does Estonia rank for pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages?
Estonia ranks 32nd out of 37 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 - absolute numbers and % of pupils by number of languages studied. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages studied - absolute numbers and % of pupils by number of languages studied
Unit
Number
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
40 places, 467 data points, 2013–2024
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