School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Estonia
Estonia: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 65,051 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Estonia, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Estonia is 65,051 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Estonia peaked at 111,363 number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 65,051 number, in 2018.
Estonia ranks 160th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Estonia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 102,633 number | — |
| 1971 | 103,214 number | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 103,853 number | +0.6% |
| 1973 | 104,925 number | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 106,556 number | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 108,355 number | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 109,994 number | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 110,808 number | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 111,297 number | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 111,363 number | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 110,866 number | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 109,715 number | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 108,986 number | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 108,327 number | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 107,800 number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 107,340 number | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 106,753 number | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 106,074 number | -0.6% |
| 1988 | 105,864 number | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 106,041 number | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 106,244 number | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 106,323 number | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 105,231 number | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 103,966 number | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 101,493 number | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 100,130 number | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 98,855 number | -1.3% |
| 1997 | 98,649 number | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 98,292 number | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 98,124 number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 98,293 number | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 98,494 number | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 98,555 number | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 98,798 number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 99,207 number | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 99,775 number | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 100,619 number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 101,614 number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 102,598 number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 102,652 number | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 101,174 number | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 98,215 number | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 93,412 number | -4.9% |
| 2013 | 87,669 number | -6.1% |
| 2014 | 81,844 number | -6.6% |
| 2015 | 76,508 number | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 71,567 number | -6.5% |
| 2017 | 68,635 number | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 65,051 number | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 107,300 number | 102,633 number | 111,363 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 107,777 number | 105,864 number | 110,866 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 101,731 number | 98,124 number | 106,323 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 100,060 number | 98,293 number | 102,652 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 82,675 number | 65,051 number | 101,174 number | 9 |
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, tertiary education, both sexes in Estonia?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in Estonia was 65,051 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 111,363 number in 1979.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65,051 number in 2018.
- How does Estonia rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- Estonia ranks 160th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.