School enrollment, primary, private in Estonia
Estonia: School enrollment, primary, private was 7.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Estonia, 1996–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, primary, private in Estonia stood at 7.6%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 39.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Estonia peaked at 7.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 1996.
Estonia ranks 125th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1.2% | — |
| 1999 | 1.3% | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.8% | +35.3% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 2.0% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 2.6% | +28.8% |
| 2007 | 2.8% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 3.0% | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 4.0% | +30.2% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 4.2% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 4.8% | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 5.4% | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | +9.2% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | -19.9% |
| 2017 | 5.4% | +13.0% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | +9.0% |
| 2019 | 6.4% | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 7.1% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 7.6% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | 1.3% | 4.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.1% | 4.1% | 6.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.2% | 6.8% | 7.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7,751 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 876.4 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 26,591 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 17,785 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.5063 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Estonia?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Estonia was 7.6% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 7.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 1996.
- How does Estonia rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Estonia ranks 125th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.