Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Estonia
Estonia: Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes was 4,449 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Estonia, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 4,449 number for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in 2018.
The figure is down 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Estonia peaked at 6,117 number in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4,447 number, in 2017.
That places Estonia 107th out of 141 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Estonia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 5,658 number | — |
| 1999 | 5,385 number | -4.8% |
| 2000 | 6,009 number | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 6,117 number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 5,164 number | -15.6% |
| 2007 | 5,357 number | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 5,178 number | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 4,898 number | -5.4% |
| 2010 | 5,003 number | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 4,806 number | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 4,750 number | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 4,669 number | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 4,467 number | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 4,447 number | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 4,449 number | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5,522 number | 5,385 number | 5,658 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 5,454 number | 4,898 number | 6,117 number | 6 |
| 2010s | 4,656 number | 4,447 number | 5,003 number | 7 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
More education data for Estonia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 51,755 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 52,298 (2012)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.85 % change on previous year (2012)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 44,377 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Estonia?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes in Estonia was 4,449 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,117 number in 2001.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,447 number in 2017.
- How does Estonia rank for teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Estonia ranks 107th out of 141 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.