School age population, secondary education, male in Estonia
Estonia: School age population, secondary education, male was 39,565 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
39,565 number
Change on year
up 3.7%
World rank
160th
of 205 countries
All-time high
67,823 number
in 1989
All-time low
35,815 number
in 2016
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, male in Estonia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in Estonia is 39,565 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and down 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Estonia peaked at 67,823 number in 1989 and was at its lowest, 35,815 number, in 2016.
That places Estonia 160th out of 205 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, secondary education, male in Estonia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 62,007 number | — |
| 1971 | 62,116 number | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 63,446 number | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 64,502 number | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 65,141 number | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 65,349 number | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 65,080 number | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 64,410 number | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 63,674 number | -1.1% |
| 1979 | 62,980 number | -1.1% |
| 1980 | 62,317 number | -1.1% |
| 1981 | 61,822 number | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 62,355 number | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 63,034 number | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 63,797 number | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 64,748 number | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 65,883 number | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 66,814 number | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 67,494 number | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 67,823 number | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 67,718 number | -0.2% |
| 1991 | 67,190 number | -0.8% |
| 1992 | 66,136 number | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 64,884 number | -1.9% |
| 1994 | 63,220 number | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 62,200 number | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 61,699 number | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 62,016 number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 62,656 number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 63,460 number | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 64,190 number | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 64,832 number | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 65,367 number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 65,300 number | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 64,378 number | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 62,677 number | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 60,273 number | -3.8% |
| 2007 | 57,024 number | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 53,412 number | -6.3% |
| 2009 | 49,843 number | -6.7% |
| 2010 | 46,530 number | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 43,410 number | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 40,594 number | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 38,398 number | -5.4% |
| 2014 | 36,900 number | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 36,037 number | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 35,815 number | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 36,037 number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 36,894 number | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 38,166 number | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 39,565 number | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63,870 number | 62,007 number | 65,349 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 64,609 number | 61,822 number | 67,823 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 64,118 number | 61,699 number | 67,718 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 60,730 number | 49,843 number | 65,367 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,878 number | 35,815 number | 46,530 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,565 number | 39,565 number | 39,565 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 157 Solomon Islands 52,925 number compare
- 158 Trinidad and Tobago 46,942 number compare
- 159 Bhutan 41,895 number compare
- 161 Suriname 36,982 number compare
- 162 Guyana 36,758 number compare
- 163 Montenegro 33,000 number compare
More education data for Estonia
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Estonia?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Estonia was 39,565 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 67,823 number in 1989.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,815 number in 2016.
- How does Estonia rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Estonia ranks 160th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.0%. 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, secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.