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 11.5% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
11.5%
Change on year
up 66.5%
World rank
58th
of 132 countries
All-time high
11.5%
in 2018
All-time low
6.3%
in 2012
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: 10.6 %2011: 8.1 %2012: 6.3 %2013: 8.4 %2014: 6.4 %2015: 6.9 %2016: 10.2 %2017: 6.9 %2018: 11.5 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Estonia is 11.5%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.5% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official in Estonia peaked at 11.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 6.3%, in 2012.

That places Estonia 58th out of 132 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, male (%) in Estonia, 2010 to 2018.
Year % Change
2010 10.6%
2011 8.1% -23.8%
2012 6.3% -22.3%
2013 8.4% +33.2%
2014 6.4% -24.3%
2015 6.9% +9.2%
2016 10.2% +46.7%
2017 6.9% -31.9%
2018 11.5% +66.5%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 11.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.0%, 2.3× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 11.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.1%, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 55 Australia 13.5% compare
  2. 56 Hungary 12.2% compare
  3. 57 Suriname 12.2% compare
  4. 59 Kazakhstan 11.3% compare
  5. 60 Kyrgyzstan 10.9% compare
  6. 61 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 10.2% compare

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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 11.5% 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 11.5% 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 6.3% in 2012.
How does Estonia rank for out-of-school rate for children one year younger than official?
Estonia ranks 58th out of 132 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 8.6%. 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, male (%). 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, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
172 places, 2,324 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/