Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Estonia

Estonia: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 28,474 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
28,474 number
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
124th
of 196 countries
All-time high
36,847 number
in 1991
All-time low
23,484 number
in 2006
Years of data
28
1991–2018

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Estonia, 1991–2018

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k1991200420181991: 36.8k number1992: 33.2k number1993: 29.3k number1994: 29.2k number1995: 28.3k number1996: 28.2k number1997: 26.8k number1998: 28.4k number1999: 28.2k number2000: 27.1k number2001: 27.2k number2002: 26.4k number2003: 27.0k number2004: 28.1k number2005: 28.7k number2006: 23.5k number2007: 24.4k number2008: 25.2k number2009: 26.2k number2010: 25.0k number2011: 25.9k number2012: 27.3k number2013: 27.7k number2014: 30.5k number2015: 30.3k number2016: 29.9k number2017: 29.3k number2018: 28.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Estonia stood at 28,474 number.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Estonia peaked at 36,847 number in 1991 and was at its lowest, 23,484 number, in 2006.

That places Estonia 124th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) in Estonia, 1991 to 2018.
Year number Change
1991 36,847 number —
1992 33,185 number -9.9%
1993 29,338 number -11.6%
1994 29,152 number -0.6%
1995 28,300 number -2.9%
1996 28,174 number -0.4%
1997 26,806 number -4.9%
1998 28,389 number +5.9%
1999 28,233 number -0.5%
2000 27,104 number -4.0%
2001 27,156 number +0.2%
2002 26,376 number -2.9%
2003 26,955 number +2.2%
2004 28,120 number +4.3%
2005 28,689 number +2.0%
2006 23,484 number -18.1%
2007 24,370 number +3.8%
2008 25,172 number +3.3%
2009 26,248 number +4.3%
2010 24,973 number -4.9%
2011 25,924 number +3.8%
2012 27,252 number +5.1%
2013 27,681 number +1.6%
2014 30,521 number +10.3%
2015 30,345 number -0.6%
2016 29,877 number -1.5%
2017 29,276 number -2.0%
2018 28,474 number -2.7%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 28,474 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 50,715 number, 56% of the median. (76 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 28,474 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 91,233 number, 31% of the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 29,825 number 26,806 number 36,847 number 9
2000s 26,367 number 23,484 number 28,689 number 10
2010s 28,258 number 24,973 number 30,521 number 9

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 121 Kuwait 38,764 number compare
  2. 122 Georgia 38,001 number compare
  3. 123 Slovenia 31,465 number compare
  4. 125 Congo 27,308 number compare
  5. 126 Armenia 26,415 number compare
  6. 127 Lesotho 26,371 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Estonia?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Estonia was 28,474 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 36,847 number in 1991.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 23,484 number in 2006.
How does Estonia rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
Estonia ranks 124th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. 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 Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,187 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.