School age population, primary education, male in Estonia
Estonia: School age population, primary education, male was 47,275 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
47,275 number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
158th
of 206 countries
All-time high
70,179 number
in 1991
All-time low
36,363 number
in 2010
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, primary education, male in Estonia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Estonia stood at 47,275 number.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Estonia peaked at 70,179 number in 1991 and was at its lowest, 36,363 number, in 2010.
Estonia ranks 158th 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, primary education, male in Estonia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 61,820 number | — |
| 1971 | 62,116 number | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 62,405 number | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 62,171 number | -0.4% |
| 1974 | 61,597 number | -0.9% |
| 1975 | 60,939 number | -1.1% |
| 1976 | 60,460 number | -0.8% |
| 1977 | 60,631 number | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 61,257 number | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 62,333 number | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 63,770 number | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 65,338 number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 66,713 number | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 67,495 number | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 67,767 number | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 67,681 number | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 67,499 number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 67,690 number | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 68,266 number | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 69,039 number | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 69,757 number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 70,179 number | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 69,854 number | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 69,276 number | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 67,840 number | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 67,392 number | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 67,241 number | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 66,863 number | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 66,097 number | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 64,593 number | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 62,151 number | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 58,682 number | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 54,982 number | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 51,154 number | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 47,611 number | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 44,470 number | -6.6% |
| 2006 | 41,838 number | -5.9% |
| 2007 | 39,449 number | -5.7% |
| 2008 | 37,694 number | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 36,643 number | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 36,363 number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 36,893 number | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 37,740 number | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 38,966 number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 40,419 number | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 42,076 number | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 43,869 number | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 45,340 number | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 46,470 number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 47,129 number | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 47,275 number | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61,573 number | 60,460 number | 62,405 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 67,126 number | 63,770 number | 69,039 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 67,909 number | 64,593 number | 70,179 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 47,467 number | 36,643 number | 62,151 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 41,526 number | 36,363 number | 47,129 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,275 number | 47,275 number | 47,275 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, male in Estonia?
- School age population, primary education, male in Estonia was 47,275 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 70,179 number in 1991.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,363 number in 2010.
- How does Estonia rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Estonia ranks 158th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.