School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Estonia
Estonia: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 36,039 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
36,039 number
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
159th
of 205 countries
All-time high
66,139 number
in 1990
All-time low
33,707 number
in 2017
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Estonia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Estonia is 36,039 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and down 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Estonia peaked at 66,139 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 33,707 number, in 2017.
That places Estonia 159th 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Estonia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 59,809 number | — |
| 1971 | 60,037 number | +0.4% |
| 1972 | 61,519 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 62,728 number | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 63,553 number | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 64,001 number | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 64,023 number | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 63,715 number | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 63,210 number | -0.8% |
| 1979 | 62,555 number | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 61,827 number | -1.2% |
| 1981 | 61,201 number | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 61,405 number | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 61,321 number | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 61,120 number | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 61,239 number | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 62,020 number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 63,340 number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 64,755 number | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 65,785 number | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 66,139 number | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 65,741 number | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 64,659 number | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 63,127 number | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 61,560 number | -2.5% |
| 1995 | 60,015 number | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 59,011 number | -1.7% |
| 1997 | 59,334 number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 59,999 number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 60,610 number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 60,980 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 61,237 number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 61,826 number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 62,490 number | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 63,184 number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 63,466 number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 62,735 number | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 60,373 number | -3.8% |
| 2008 | 57,014 number | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 53,293 number | -6.5% |
| 2010 | 49,688 number | -6.8% |
| 2011 | 46,288 number | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 43,163 number | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 40,384 number | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 37,774 number | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 35,528 number | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 34,127 number | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 33,707 number | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 34,114 number | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 34,999 number | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 36,039 number | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62,515 number | 59,809 number | 64,023 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 62,401 number | 61,120 number | 65,785 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 62,020 number | 59,011 number | 66,139 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 60,660 number | 53,293 number | 63,466 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 38,977 number | 33,707 number | 49,688 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,039 number | 36,039 number | 36,039 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 156 Equatorial Guinea 47,696 number compare
- 157 Fiji 44,941 number compare
- 158 Trinidad and Tobago 36,149 number compare
- 160 Brunei 33,187 number compare
- 161 Montenegro 31,349 number compare
- 162 Suriname 30,320 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in Estonia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in Estonia was 36,039 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 66,139 number in 1990.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33,707 number in 2017.
- How does Estonia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- Estonia ranks 159th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.5%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.