Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Estonia

Estonia: Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary was 2,399 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
2,399 number
Change on year
down 8.4%
World rank
119th
of 149 countries
All-time high
3,139 number
in 2009
All-time low
143 number
in 2012
Years of data
21
1998–2018

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

01.0k2.0k3.0k1998200820181998: 1.9k number1999: 2.3k number2000: 2.8k number2001: 2.4k number2002: 2.4k number2003: 1.5k number2004: 1.9k number2005: 1.8k number2006: 1.5k number2007: 918 number2008: 2.3k number2009: 3.1k number2010: 2.7k number2011: 954 number2012: 143 number2013: 1.2k number2014: 1.8k number2015: 2.3k number2016: 2.4k number2017: 2.6k number2018: 2.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 2,399 number for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in 2018.

The figure is down 8.4% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Estonia peaked at 3,139 number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 143 number, in 2012.

That places Estonia 119th out of 149 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Estonia, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 1,926 number
1999 2,287 number +18.7%
2000 2,793 number +22.1%
2001 2,410 number -13.7%
2002 2,376 number -1.4%
2003 1,543 number -35.1%
2004 1,937 number +25.5%
2005 1,845 number -4.7%
2006 1,498 number -18.8%
2007 918 number -38.7%
2008 2,308 number +151.4%
2009 3,139 number +36.0%
2010 2,717 number -13.4%
2011 954 number -64.9%
2012 143 number -85.0%
2013 1,209 number +745.5%
2014 1,817 number +50.3%
2015 2,279 number +25.4%
2016 2,410 number +5.7%
2017 2,619 number +8.7%
2018 2,399 number -8.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2,106 number 1,926 number 2,287 number 2
2000s 2,077 number 918 number 3,139 number 10
2010s 1,839 number 143 number 2,717 number 9

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 116 Switzerland 2,790 number compare
  2. 117 Portugal 2,780 number compare
  3. 118 Montenegro 2,435 number
  4. 120 Maldives 2,394 number compare
  5. 121 Georgia 2,038 number compare
  6. 122 Latvia 1,918 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Estonia?
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary in Estonia was 2,399 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 3,139 number in 2009.
What is the lowest out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 143 number in 2012.
How does Estonia rank for out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary?
Estonia ranks 119th out of 149 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. 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 Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children and adolescents of primary and lower secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 4,726 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of children and adolescents of primary and lower 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/