School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Estonia
Estonia: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 96,193 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Estonia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Estonia stood at 96,193. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Estonia peaked at 106,209 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 96,193, in 2024.
Estonia ranks 150th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 106,209 | — |
| 2014 | 104,814 | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 103,270 | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 101,829 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 100,639 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 98,950 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 98,932 | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 99,243 | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 98,714 | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 98,433 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 99,508 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 96,193 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 102,092 | 98,932 | 106,209 | 7 |
| 2020s | 98,418 | 96,193 | 99,508 | 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 school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Estonia?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Estonia was 96,193 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 106,209 in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96,193 in 2024.
- How does Estonia rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Estonia ranks 150th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release