Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Estonia
Estonia: Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme was 44,377 Number in 2024. ▼ Falling
Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Estonia, 2014–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Estonia is 44,377 Number, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Estonia peaked at 59,998 Number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 43,852 Number, in 2023.
That places Estonia 39th out of 48 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Estonia, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 59,998 Number | — |
| 2015 | 55,214 Number | -8.0% |
| 2016 | 51,092 Number | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 47,794 Number | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 45,773 Number | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 45,484 Number | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 44,873 Number | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 44,939 Number | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 44,319 Number | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 43,852 Number | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 44,377 Number | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 50,892 Number | 45,484 Number | 59,998 Number | 6 |
| 2020s | 44,472 Number | 43,852 Number | 44,939 Number | 5 |
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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 students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Estonia?
- Students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme in Estonia was 44,377 Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 59,998 Number in 2014.
- What is the lowest students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 43,852 Number in 2023.
- How does Estonia rank for students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme?
- Estonia ranks 39th out of 48 countries with data for 2024.
- Is students enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.0%. 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 enrolled in tertiary education by education level, programme orientation, sex and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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