Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Estonia

Estonia: Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official was 11.6% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
11.6%
Change on year
up 69.3%
World rank
57th
of 133 countries
All-time high
11.6%
in 2018
All-time low
6.0%
in 2014
Years of data
9
2010–2018

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

02.557.51012.52010201420182010: 8.6 %2011: 8.4 %2012: 7.9 %2013: 8.3 %2014: 6 %2015: 6.8 %2016: 8.8 %2017: 6.8 %2018: 11.6 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 11.6% for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in 2018. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 69.3% on the previous year and up 34.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Estonia peaked at 11.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 2014.

That places Estonia 57th out of 133 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%) in Estonia, 2010 to 2018.
Year % Change
2010 8.6%
2011 8.4% -2.6%
2012 7.9% -5.6%
2013 8.3% +5.9%
2014 6.0% -28.5%
2015 6.8% +14.0%
2016 8.8% +28.8%
2017 6.8% -22.2%
2018 11.6% +69.3%

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Estonia?
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Estonia was 11.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2018.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 2014.
How does Estonia rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Estonia ranks 57th out of 133 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. 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 rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official primary entrance age, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
173 places, 2,379 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Proportion of children in the official age range for one year before primary education who are not enrolled in pre-primary education. To calculate the indicator, the number of students of the official age for one year before primary education enrolled in pre-primary education is subtracted from the total population for one year before primary education. The result is expressed as a percentage of the population of the official age for the year before primary education. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/