Students by ISCED level, age and sex in Estonia

Estonia: Students by ISCED level, age and sex was 289,934 in 2012. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2012)
289,934
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
29th
of 34 countries
All-time high
358,397
in 2001
All-time low
289,934
in 2012
Years of data
15
1998–2012

Students by ISCED level, age and sex in Estonia, 1998–2012

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k1998200520121998: 345.0k1999: 350.0k2000: 355.4k2001: 358.4k2002: 355.1k2003: 350.8k2004: 347.2k2005: 344.4k2006: 325.4k2007: 315.8k2008: 306.6k2009: 301.0k2010: 295.2k2011: 292.9k2012: 289.9k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 289,934 for students by isced level, age and sex 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 isced level, age and sex in Estonia peaked at 358,397 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 289,934, in 2012.

Estonia ranks 29th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 26 Latvia 428,321 compare
  2. 27 Slovenia 418,707 compare
  3. 28 North Macedonia 377,265 compare
  4. 30 Cyprus 170,906 compare
  5. 31 Luxembourg 104,057 compare
  6. 32 Iceland 101,858 compare

See the full ranking of 37 places β†’

More education data for Estonia

All data for Estonia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is students by isced level, age and sex in Estonia?
Students by isced level, age and sex in Estonia was 289,934 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest students by isced level, age and sex recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 358,397 in 2001.
What is the lowest students by isced level, age and sex recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 289,934 in 2012.
How does Estonia rank for students by isced level, age and sex?
Estonia ranks 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2012.
Is students by isced level, age and sex 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 ISCED level, age and sex (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Students by ISCED level, age and sex (1998-2012)
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
37 places, 518 data points, 1998–2012
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