School age population, lower secondary education, female in Estonia
Estonia: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 19,879 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
19,879 number
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
161st
of 205 countries
All-time high
32,584 number
in 1988
All-time low
16,571 number
in 2014
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Estonia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, female in Estonia is 19,879 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Estonia peaked at 32,584 number in 1988 and was at its lowest, 16,571 number, in 2014.
Estonia ranks 161st of 205 countries on this measure, 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, female in Estonia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29,260 number | — |
| 1971 | 29,602 number | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 30,012 number | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 30,173 number | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 30,159 number | -0.0% |
| 1975 | 30,039 number | -0.4% |
| 1976 | 29,844 number | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 29,730 number | -0.4% |
| 1978 | 29,609 number | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 29,501 number | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 29,384 number | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 29,298 number | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 29,467 number | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 29,846 number | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 30,432 number | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 31,164 number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 31,902 number | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 32,402 number | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 32,584 number | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 32,570 number | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 32,458 number | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 32,319 number | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 31,865 number | -1.4% |
| 1993 | 31,469 number | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 30,664 number | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 30,445 number | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 30,381 number | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 30,467 number | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 30,553 number | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 30,671 number | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 30,758 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 30,811 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 30,906 number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 30,502 number | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 29,392 number | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 27,817 number | -5.4% |
| 2006 | 26,078 number | -6.3% |
| 2007 | 24,341 number | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 22,707 number | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 21,225 number | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 19,875 number | -6.4% |
| 2011 | 18,566 number | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 17,419 number | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 16,700 number | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 16,571 number | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 16,861 number | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 17,341 number | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 17,843 number | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 18,451 number | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 19,151 number | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 19,879 number | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29,793 number | 29,260 number | 30,173 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,905 number | 29,298 number | 32,584 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 31,129 number | 30,381 number | 32,458 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 27,454 number | 21,225 number | 30,906 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,878 number | 16,571 number | 19,875 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,879 number | 19,879 number | 19,879 number | 1 |
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More education data for Estonia
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 8,627 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.3% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Estonia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Estonia was 19,879 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 32,584 number in 1988.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,571 number in 2014.
- How does Estonia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Estonia ranks 161st out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.