School age population, tertiary education, male in Estonia
Estonia: School age population, tertiary education, male was 33,567 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, male in Estonia, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, male in Estonia is 33,567 number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is down 5.3% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Estonia peaked at 58,172 number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 33,567 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, male in Estonia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 54,145 number | — |
| 1971 | 54,429 number | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 54,330 number | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 54,533 number | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 55,175 number | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 56,067 number | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 57,065 number | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 57,623 number | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 58,035 number | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 58,172 number | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 57,915 number | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 57,159 number | -1.3% |
| 1982 | 56,254 number | -1.6% |
| 1983 | 55,515 number | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 55,057 number | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 54,845 number | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 54,795 number | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 54,785 number | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 55,025 number | +0.4% |
| 1989 | 55,353 number | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 55,528 number | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 55,395 number | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 54,170 number | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 53,056 number | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 51,533 number | -2.9% |
| 1995 | 50,715 number | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 50,130 number | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 50,195 number | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 50,197 number | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 50,294 number | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 50,540 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 50,760 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 50,779 number | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50,837 number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 50,963 number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 51,199 number | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 51,628 number | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 52,223 number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 52,835 number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 52,943 number | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 52,213 number | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 50,680 number | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 48,167 number | -5.0% |
| 2013 | 45,166 number | -6.2% |
| 2014 | 42,139 number | -6.7% |
| 2015 | 39,392 number | -6.5% |
| 2016 | 36,864 number | -6.4% |
| 2017 | 35,450 number | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 33,567 number | -5.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55,957 number | 54,145 number | 58,172 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 55,670 number | 54,785 number | 57,915 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 52,121 number | 50,130 number | 55,528 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 51,471 number | 50,540 number | 52,943 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 42,626 number | 33,567 number | 52,213 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, male in Estonia?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Estonia was 33,567 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 58,172 number in 1979.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,567 number in 2018.
- How does Estonia rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Estonia ranks 160th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.