School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Estonia
Estonia: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 7,709 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Estonia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 7,709 number for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in 2020.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Estonia peaked at 11,360 number in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5,815 number, in 2012.
That places Estonia 158th out of 204 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Estonia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10,283 number | — |
| 1971 | 10,339 number | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 10,502 number | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 10,553 number | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 10,504 number | -0.5% |
| 1975 | 10,386 number | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 10,239 number | -1.4% |
| 1977 | 10,164 number | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 10,124 number | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 10,095 number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 10,135 number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 10,324 number | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 10,663 number | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 10,925 number | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 11,156 number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 11,323 number | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 11,351 number | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 11,284 number | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 11,289 number | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 11,311 number | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 11,330 number | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 11,360 number | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 11,308 number | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 11,207 number | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 10,945 number | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 10,832 number | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 10,816 number | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 10,906 number | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 11,049 number | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 11,163 number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 11,292 number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 11,219 number | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 10,757 number | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 10,039 number | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 9,358 number | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 8,683 number | -7.2% |
| 2006 | 8,046 number | -7.3% |
| 2007 | 7,494 number | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 7,034 number | -6.1% |
| 2009 | 6,597 number | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 6,159 number | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 5,860 number | -4.9% |
| 2012 | 5,815 number | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 5,950 number | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 6,102 number | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 6,275 number | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 6,516 number | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 6,809 number | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 7,113 number | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 7,402 number | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 7,709 number | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10,319 number | 10,095 number | 10,553 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 10,976 number | 10,135 number | 11,351 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,092 number | 10,816 number | 11,360 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 9,052 number | 6,597 number | 11,292 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,400 number | 5,815 number | 7,402 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,709 number | 7,709 number | 7,709 number | 1 |
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, last grade of primary education, male in Estonia?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Estonia was 7,709 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 11,360 number in 1991.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,815 number in 2012.
- How does Estonia rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- Estonia ranks 158th out of 204 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.