School age population, upper secondary education, female in Estonia
Estonia: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 17,573 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
17,573 number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
159th
of 205 countries
All-time high
32,281 number
in 1990
All-time low
16,445 number
in 2017
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Estonia, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 17,573 number for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 27.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Estonia peaked at 32,281 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 16,445 number, in 2017.
Estonia ranks 159th of 205 countries on this measure, 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, female in Estonia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28,725 number | — |
| 1971 | 28,946 number | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 29,726 number | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 30,297 number | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 30,610 number | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 30,701 number | +0.3% |
| 1976 | 30,630 number | -0.2% |
| 1977 | 30,589 number | -0.1% |
| 1978 | 30,499 number | -0.3% |
| 1979 | 30,346 number | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 30,141 number | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 29,920 number | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 30,009 number | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 29,865 number | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 29,607 number | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 29,495 number | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 29,781 number | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 30,484 number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 31,301 number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 31,956 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 32,281 number | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 32,193 number | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 31,691 number | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 30,947 number | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 30,205 number | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 29,422 number | -2.6% |
| 1996 | 28,871 number | -1.9% |
| 1997 | 29,002 number | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 29,284 number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 29,522 number | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 29,627 number | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 29,661 number | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 29,915 number | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 30,202 number | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 30,504 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 30,621 number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 30,266 number | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 29,159 number | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 27,588 number | -5.4% |
| 2009 | 25,841 number | -6.3% |
| 2010 | 24,137 number | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 22,515 number | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 20,998 number | -6.7% |
| 2013 | 19,638 number | -6.5% |
| 2014 | 18,361 number | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 17,265 number | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 16,585 number | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 16,445 number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 16,679 number | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 17,103 number | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 17,573 number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 30,107 number | 28,725 number | 30,701 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 30,256 number | 29,495 number | 31,956 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 30,342 number | 28,871 number | 32,281 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 29,338 number | 25,841 number | 30,621 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 18,973 number | 16,445 number | 24,137 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 17,573 number | 17,573 number | 17,573 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 156 Equatorial Guinea 22,934 number compare
- 157 Fiji 21,803 number compare
- 158 Trinidad and Tobago 17,844 number compare
- 160 Brunei Darussalam 16,147 number compare
- 161 Guyana 15,010 number compare
- 162 Montenegro 14,933 number compare
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, upper secondary education, female in Estonia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Estonia was 17,573 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 32,281 number in 1990.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,445 number in 2017.
- How does Estonia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Estonia ranks 159th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.