Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Estonia
Estonia: Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region was 289,934 in 2012. ▼ Falling
Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Estonia, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 289,934 for students by age, sex and nuts 2 region in 2012. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Estonia peaked at 358,397 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 289,934, in 2012.
Estonia ranks 28th of 32 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 345,021 | — |
| 1999 | 350,045 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 355,443 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 358,397 | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 355,089 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 350,776 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 347,178 | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 344,397 | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 325,447 | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 315,840 | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 306,554 | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 300,963 | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 295,156 | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 292,944 | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 289,934 | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 347,533 | 345,021 | 350,045 | 2 |
| 2000s | 336,008 | 300,963 | 358,397 | 10 |
| 2010s | 292,678 | 289,934 | 295,156 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
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 students by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Estonia?
- Students by age, sex and nuts 2 region in Estonia was 289,934 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 358,397 in 2001.
- What is the lowest students by age, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 289,934 in 2012.
- How does Estonia rank for students by age, sex and nuts 2 region?
- Estonia ranks 28th out of 32 countries with data for 2012.
- Is students by age, sex and nuts 2 region rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students by age, sex and NUTS 2 region (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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