Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Estonia

Estonia: Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and was 1,632 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
1,632 number
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
116th
of 136 countries
All-time high
10,926 number
in 1998
All-time low
1,632 number
in 2018
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Estonia, 1998–2018

2.0k4.0k6.0k8.0k10.0k1998200820181998: 10.9k number1999: 7.9k number2000: 7.5k number2001: 6.8k number2002: 6.3k number2003: 5.8k number2004: 5.6k number2005: 4.6k number2006: 4.0k number2007: 3.4k number2008: 3.8k number2009: 3.7k number2010: 3.5k number2011: 3.0k number2012: 2.8k number2013: 3.2k number2014: 2.5k number2015: 2.3k number2016: 2.1k number2017: 1.8k number2018: 1.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 1,632 number for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 57.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Estonia peaked at 10,926 number in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1,632 number, in 2018.

Estonia ranks 116th of 136 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number) in Estonia, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 10,926 number
1999 7,925 number -27.5%
2000 7,463 number -5.8%
2001 6,763 number -9.4%
2002 6,287 number -7.0%
2003 5,799 number -7.8%
2004 5,596 number -3.5%
2005 4,632 number -17.2%
2006 3,966 number -14.4%
2007 3,393 number -14.4%
2008 3,844 number +13.3%
2009 3,679 number -4.3%
2010 3,486 number -5.2%
2011 2,989 number -14.3%
2012 2,835 number -5.2%
2013 3,202 number +12.9%
2014 2,509 number -21.6%
2015 2,317 number -7.7%
2016 2,083 number -10.1%
2017 1,756 number -15.7%
2018 1,632 number -7.1%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 1,632 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 8,214 number, 20% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 1,632 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 18,543 number, 9% of the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9,426 number 7,925 number 10,926 number 2
2000s 5,142 number 3,393 number 7,463 number 10
2010s 2,534 number 1,632 number 3,486 number 9

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 113 Ireland 2,155 number compare
  2. 114 Samoa 1,871 number compare
  3. 115 Slovenia 1,686 number compare
  4. 117 Lithuania 1,619 number compare
  5. 118 Tonga 1,421 number compare
  6. 119 Macau, China 1,366 number compare

See the full ranking of 181 places →

More reference data data for Estonia

All data for Estonia →

Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Estonia?
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Estonia was 1,632 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 10,926 number in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 1,632 number in 2018.
How does Estonia rank for out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and?
Estonia ranks 116th out of 136 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 57.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Estonia. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 16 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/out-of-school-children-adolescents-and-youth-of-primary-and-secondary-school-age-male/estonia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/out-of-school-children-adolescents-and-youth-of-primary-and-secondary-school-age-male/estonia/">Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and in Estonia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school children, adolescents and youth of primary and secondary school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
181 places, 4,156 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of children, adolescents, and youth of primary, lower secondary, and upper secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/