School age population, primary education, both sexes in Estonia
Estonia: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 91,908 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, 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, primary education, both sexes in Estonia is 91,908 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in Estonia peaked at 138,103 number in 1991 and was at its lowest, 70,808 number, in 2010.
That places Estonia 158th 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, primary education, both sexes in Estonia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 120,923 number | — |
| 1971 | 121,474 number | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 121,722 number | +0.2% |
| 1973 | 121,252 number | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 120,334 number | -0.8% |
| 1975 | 119,354 number | -0.8% |
| 1976 | 118,720 number | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 119,119 number | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 120,311 number | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 122,311 number | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 125,006 number | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 128,006 number | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 130,527 number | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 132,051 number | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 132,682 number | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 132,630 number | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 132,347 number | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 132,744 number | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 133,892 number | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 135,457 number | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 137,008 number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 138,103 number | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 137,418 number | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 136,226 number | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 133,395 number | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 132,336 number | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 131,644 number | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 130,433 number | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 128,380 number | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 124,943 number | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 119,850 number | -4.1% |
| 2001 | 113,023 number | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 106,111 number | -6.1% |
| 2003 | 98,995 number | -6.7% |
| 2004 | 92,392 number | -6.7% |
| 2005 | 86,484 number | -6.4% |
| 2006 | 81,462 number | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 76,865 number | -5.6% |
| 2008 | 73,446 number | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 71,378 number | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 70,808 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 71,823 number | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 73,547 number | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 75,972 number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 78,785 number | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 81,932 number | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 85,282 number | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 88,056 number | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 90,211 number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 91,514 number | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 91,908 number | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 120,552 number | 118,720 number | 122,311 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 131,534 number | 125,006 number | 135,457 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 132,989 number | 124,943 number | 138,103 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 92,001 number | 71,378 number | 119,850 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 80,793 number | 70,808 number | 91,514 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 91,908 number | 91,908 number | 91,908 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 97.82 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in Estonia?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in Estonia was 91,908 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 138,103 number in 1991.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,808 number in 2010.
- How does Estonia rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- Estonia ranks 158th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.