School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) in Estonia
Estonia: School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (School) was 29,514 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Estonia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, male in Estonia is 29,514 number, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Estonia peaked at 46,147 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 24,011 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, male (number) (School) in Estonia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30,632 number | — |
| 1971 | 30,584 number | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 30,308 number | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 30,029 number | -0.9% |
| 1974 | 29,924 number | -0.3% |
| 1975 | 30,507 number | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 31,065 number | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 32,045 number | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 33,118 number | +3.3% |
| 1979 | 34,059 number | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 34,188 number | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 34,317 number | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 34,037 number | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 33,593 number | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 33,246 number | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 33,711 number | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 34,219 number | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 34,903 number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 35,702 number | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 36,406 number | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 36,760 number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 36,505 number | -0.7% |
| 1992 | 36,235 number | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 35,573 number | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 46,147 number | +29.7% |
| 1995 | 43,799 number | -5.1% |
| 1996 | 41,451 number | -5.4% |
| 1997 | 38,145 number | -8.0% |
| 1998 | 34,612 number | -9.3% |
| 1999 | 31,287 number | -9.6% |
| 2000 | 29,393 number | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 27,757 number | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 26,290 number | -5.3% |
| 2003 | 25,215 number | -4.1% |
| 2004 | 24,517 number | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 24,056 number | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 24,011 number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 24,740 number | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 25,963 number | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 27,394 number | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 28,420 number | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 29,368 number | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 30,443 number | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 31,436 number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 32,205 number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 32,332 number | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 32,349 number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 31,566 number | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 30,532 number | -3.3% |
| 2019 | 29,555 number | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 29,514 number | -0.1% |
Estonia compared with similar countries
- Estonia's 29,514 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 66,020 number, 45% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Estonia's 29,514 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 125,828 number, 23% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, male (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 | +29.7% | 35,573 number | 46,147 number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31,227 number | 29,924 number | 34,059 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 34,432 number | 33,246 number | 36,406 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 38,051 number | 31,287 number | 46,147 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 25,934 number | 24,011 number | 29,393 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 30,821 number | 28,420 number | 32,349 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 29,514 number | 29,514 number | 29,514 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, male in Estonia?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Estonia was 29,514 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 46,147 number in 1994.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,011 number in 2006.
- How does Estonia rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Estonia ranks 155th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.