School age population, tertiary education, female in Estonia
Estonia: School age population, tertiary education, female was 31,484 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, female in Estonia, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 31,484 number for school age population, tertiary education, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, female in Estonia peaked at 53,262 number in 1978 and was at its lowest, 31,484 number, in 2018.
That places Estonia 160th out of 203 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 49 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51,342 number | 48,488 number | 53,262 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 52,106 number | 50,688 number | 52,951 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 49,609 number | 47,830 number | 51,061 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 48,590 number | 47,734 number | 49,763 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 40,049 number | 31,484 number | 48,961 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, female in Estonia?
- School age population, tertiary education, female in Estonia was 31,484 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 53,262 number in 1978.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, female recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31,484 number in 2018.
- How does Estonia rank for school age population, tertiary education, female?
- Estonia ranks 160th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, female rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.7%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.