School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Estonia
Estonia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 40,978 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
40,978 number
Change on year
up 3.9%
World rank
162nd
of 205 countries
All-time high
66,624 number
in 1988
All-time low
34,058 number
in 2014
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Estonia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Estonia is 40,978 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 3.9% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Estonia peaked at 66,624 number in 1988 and was at its lowest, 34,058 number, in 2014.
That places Estonia 162nd out of 205 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in Estonia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 60,183 number | — |
| 1971 | 60,627 number | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 61,665 number | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 62,244 number | +0.9% |
| 1974 | 62,357 number | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 62,088 number | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 61,531 number | -0.9% |
| 1977 | 61,014 number | -0.8% |
| 1978 | 60,572 number | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 60,272 number | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 60,015 number | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 59,839 number | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 60,426 number | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 61,424 number | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 62,716 number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 64,168 number | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 65,546 number | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 66,360 number | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 66,624 number | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 66,564 number | -0.1% |
| 1990 | 66,318 number | -0.4% |
| 1991 | 65,961 number | -0.5% |
| 1992 | 65,033 number | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 64,173 number | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 62,529 number | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 62,052 number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 61,940 number | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 62,151 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 62,494 number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 63,043 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 63,595 number | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 64,067 number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 64,362 number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 63,514 number | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 61,090 number | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 57,649 number | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 53,882 number | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 50,151 number | -6.9% |
| 2008 | 46,693 number | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 43,616 number | -6.6% |
| 2010 | 40,854 number | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 38,203 number | -6.5% |
| 2012 | 35,848 number | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 34,352 number | -4.2% |
| 2014 | 34,058 number | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 34,635 number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 35,614 number | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 36,618 number | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 37,910 number | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 39,421 number | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 40,978 number | +3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61,255 number | 60,183 number | 62,357 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 63,368 number | 59,839 number | 66,624 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 63,569 number | 61,940 number | 66,318 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,862 number | 43,616 number | 64,362 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,751 number | 34,058 number | 40,854 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 40,978 number | 40,978 number | 40,978 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 159 Solomon Islands 45,783 number compare
- 160 Guyana 43,129 number compare
- 161 Suriname 41,014 number compare
- 163 Montenegro 31,620 number compare
- 164 Belize 30,709 number compare
- 165 Cape Verde 30,289 number compare
More education data for Estonia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,751 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 876.4 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 26,591 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 17,785 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.5063 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Estonia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Estonia was 40,978 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 66,624 number in 1988.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 34,058 number in 2014.
- How does Estonia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Estonia ranks 162nd out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.