Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Estonia
Estonia: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 3.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Estonia, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 3.4% for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.4% on the previous year and up 38.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Estonia peaked at 3.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2022.
Estonia ranks 112th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Estonia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 2.4% | — |
| 2015 | 2.5% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 2.5% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.3% | -4.4% |
| 2020 | 2.2% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 2.1% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -14.1% |
| 2023 | 2.5% | +35.2% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | +37.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.4% | 2.3% | 2.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.4% | 1.8% | 3.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 109 Egypt 3.5% compare
- 110 Bermuda 3.4%
- 111 Madagascar 3.4% compare
- 113 Serbia 3.3% compare
- 114 Kyrgyzstan 3.0% compare
- 115 Sao Tome and Principe 2.9%
More education data for Estonia
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 89,246 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.065 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 89,246 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.065 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 43,384 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Estonia?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Estonia was 3.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2022.
- How does Estonia rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Estonia ranks 112th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.