School age population, secondary education, female in Estonia
Estonia: School age population, secondary education, female was 37,452 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
37,452 number
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
160th
of 205 countries
All-time high
64,739 number
in 1990
All-time low
33,926 number
in 2016
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, female in Estonia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, female in Estonia stood at 37,452 number.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 14.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, female in Estonia peaked at 64,739 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 33,926 number, in 2016.
Estonia ranks 160th of 205 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, secondary education, female in Estonia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 57,985 number | — |
| 1971 | 58,548 number | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 59,738 number | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 60,470 number | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 60,769 number | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 60,740 number | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 60,474 number | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 60,319 number | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 60,108 number | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 59,847 number | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 59,525 number | -0.5% |
| 1981 | 59,218 number | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 59,476 number | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 59,711 number | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 60,039 number | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 60,659 number | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 61,683 number | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 62,886 number | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 63,885 number | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 64,526 number | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 64,739 number | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 64,512 number | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 63,556 number | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 62,416 number | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 60,869 number | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 59,867 number | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 59,252 number | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 59,469 number | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 59,837 number | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 60,193 number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 60,385 number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 60,472 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 60,821 number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 60,704 number | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 59,896 number | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 58,438 number | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 56,344 number | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 53,500 number | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 50,295 number | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 47,066 number | -6.4% |
| 2010 | 44,012 number | -6.5% |
| 2011 | 41,081 number | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 38,417 number | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 36,338 number | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 34,932 number | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 34,126 number | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 33,926 number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 34,288 number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 35,130 number | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 36,254 number | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 37,452 number | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59,900 number | 57,985 number | 60,769 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 61,161 number | 59,218 number | 64,526 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 61,471 number | 59,252 number | 64,739 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 56,792 number | 47,066 number | 60,821 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 36,850 number | 33,926 number | 44,012 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 37,452 number | 37,452 number | 37,452 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 157 Solomon Islands 49,581 number compare
- 158 Trinidad and Tobago 45,716 number compare
- 159 Bhutan 40,544 number compare
- 161 Guyana 36,376 number compare
- 162 Suriname 34,352 number compare
- 163 Montenegro 29,969 number compare
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, secondary education, female in Estonia?
- School age population, secondary education, female in Estonia was 37,452 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 64,739 number in 1990.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, female recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,926 number in 2016.
- How does Estonia rank for school age population, secondary education, female?
- Estonia ranks 160th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, female rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.9%. 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, secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.