Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity in Estonia
Estonia: Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity was 289,934 in 2012. ▼ Falling
Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity in Estonia, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2012, students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Estonia stood at 289,934. 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, type of institution and study intensity 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 347,533 | 345,021 | 350,045 | 2 |
| 2000s | 336,018 | 301,063 | 358,397 | 10 |
| 2010s | 292,678 | 289,934 | 295,156 | 3 |
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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 students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Estonia?
- Students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Estonia was 289,934 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 358,397 in 2001.
- What is the lowest students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 289,934 in 2012.
- How does Estonia rank for students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity?
- Estonia ranks 29th out of 34 countries with data for 2012.
- Is students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity 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, type of institution and study intensity (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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