School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Estonia
Estonia: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 57,687 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Estonia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Estonia is 57,687 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Estonia peaked at 90,111 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 46,832 number, in 2006.
That places Estonia 155th out of 206 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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Estonia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 59,677 number | — |
| 1971 | 59,685 number | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 59,247 number | -0.7% |
| 1973 | 58,873 number | -0.6% |
| 1974 | 58,830 number | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 59,939 number | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 61,006 number | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 62,799 number | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 64,772 number | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 66,529 number | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 66,868 number | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 67,194 number | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 66,680 number | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 65,873 number | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 65,254 number | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 66,159 number | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 67,143 number | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 68,502 number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 70,076 number | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 71,474 number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 72,192 number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 71,741 number | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 71,015 number | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 69,547 number | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 90,111 number | +29.6% |
| 1995 | 85,412 number | -5.2% |
| 1996 | 80,646 number | -5.6% |
| 1997 | 74,143 number | -8.1% |
| 1998 | 67,230 number | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 60,768 number | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 57,100 number | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 53,992 number | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 51,166 number | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 49,082 number | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 47,728 number | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 46,889 number | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 46,832 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 48,269 number | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 50,656 number | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 53,432 number | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 55,380 number | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 57,176 number | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 59,221 number | +3.6% |
| 2013 | 61,090 number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 62,517 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 62,771 number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 62,787 number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 61,398 number | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 59,548 number | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 57,786 number | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 57,687 number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61,136 number | 58,830 number | 66,529 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 67,522 number | 65,254 number | 71,474 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 74,280 number | 60,768 number | 90,111 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 50,515 number | 46,832 number | 57,100 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 59,967 number | 55,380 number | 62,787 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 57,687 number | 57,687 number | 57,687 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, pre-primary education, both sexes in Estonia?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in Estonia was 57,687 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 90,111 number in 1994.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,832 number in 2006.
- How does Estonia rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- Estonia ranks 155th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.