Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Estonia
Estonia: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 2,953 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Estonia, 1996–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Estonia recorded 2,953 number for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in upper secondary education, female in Estonia peaked at 4,618 number in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2,953 number, in 2018.
Estonia ranks 87th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Estonia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4,187 number | — |
| 1999 | 4,432 number | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 4,618 number | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 4,494 number | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 4,587 number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 4,564 number | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 4,163 number | -8.8% |
| 2010 | 4,305 number | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 4,064 number | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 3,829 number | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 2,953 number | -22.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,310 number | 4,187 number | 4,432 number | 2 |
| 2000s | 4,485 number | 4,163 number | 4,618 number | 5 |
| 2010s | 3,788 number | 2,953 number | 4,305 number | 4 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
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 teachers in upper secondary education, female in Estonia?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Estonia was 2,953 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 4,618 number in 2000.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,953 number in 2018.
- How does Estonia rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Estonia ranks 87th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.3%. 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 upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.