Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Estonia

Estonia: Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry was 1,799 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
1,799 number
Change on year
up 66.7%
World rank
89th
of 133 countries
All-time high
1,799 number
in 2018
All-time low
901 number
in 2014
Years of data
9
2010–2018

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Estonia, 2010–2018

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2010201420182010: 1.1k number2011: 1.1k number2012: 1.1k number2013: 1.2k number2014: 901 number2015: 1.1k number2016: 1.4k number2017: 1.1k number2018: 1.8k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Estonia is 1,799 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.7% on the previous year and up 62.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Estonia peaked at 1,799 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 901 number, in 2014.

Estonia ranks 89th of 133 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in Estonia, 2010 to 2018.
Year number Change
2010 1,107 number
2011 1,124 number +1.5%
2012 1,103 number -1.9%
2013 1,215 number +10.2%
2014 901 number -25.8%
2015 1,058 number +17.4%
2016 1,388 number +31.2%
2017 1,079 number -22.3%
2018 1,799 number +66.7%

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 86 Peru 1,983 number compare
  2. 87 Norway 1,910 number compare
  3. 88 Republic of Moldova 1,851 number compare
  4. 90 Montenegro 1,731 number compare
  5. 91 France 1,667 number compare
  6. 92 Finland 1,618 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Estonia?
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry in Estonia was 1,799 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 1,799 number in 2018.
What is the lowest out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 901 number in 2014.
How does Estonia rank for out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry?
Estonia ranks 89th out of 133 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school children, one year younger than official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
175 places, 2,401 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Number of children one year before primary entry age who are not enrolled or attending pre-primary education during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/