School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Estonia
Estonia: School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) was 28,173 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, female in Estonia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Estonia stood at 28,173 number.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in Estonia peaked at 43,964 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 22,821 number, in 2006.
Estonia ranks 155th of 206 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, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29,045 number | — |
| 1971 | 29,101 number | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 28,939 number | -0.6% |
| 1973 | 28,844 number | -0.3% |
| 1974 | 28,906 number | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 29,432 number | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 29,941 number | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 30,754 number | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 31,654 number | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 32,470 number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 32,680 number | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 32,877 number | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 32,643 number | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 32,280 number | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 32,008 number | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 32,448 number | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 32,924 number | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 33,599 number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 34,374 number | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 35,068 number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 35,432 number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 35,236 number | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 34,780 number | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 33,974 number | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 43,964 number | +29.4% |
| 1995 | 41,613 number | -5.3% |
| 1996 | 39,195 number | -5.8% |
| 1997 | 35,998 number | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 32,618 number | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 29,481 number | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 27,707 number | -6.0% |
| 2001 | 26,235 number | -5.3% |
| 2002 | 24,876 number | -5.2% |
| 2003 | 23,867 number | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 23,211 number | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 22,833 number | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 22,821 number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 23,529 number | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 24,693 number | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 26,038 number | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 26,960 number | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 27,808 number | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 28,778 number | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 29,654 number | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 30,312 number | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 30,439 number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 30,438 number | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 29,832 number | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 29,016 number | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 28,231 number | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 28,173 number | -0.2% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 28,173 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 61,132 number, 46% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 28,173 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 118,954 number, 24% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (School) in Estonia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +29.4% | 33,974 number | 43,964 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29,909 number | 28,844 number | 32,470 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 33,090 number | 32,008 number | 35,068 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 36,229 number | 29,481 number | 43,964 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 24,581 number | 22,821 number | 27,707 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 29,147 number | 26,960 number | 30,439 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 28,173 number | 28,173 number | 28,173 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 96.57 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 96.61 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in Estonia?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in Estonia was 28,173 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 43,964 number in 1994.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22,821 number in 2006.
- How does Estonia rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- Estonia ranks 155th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.