Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Estonia

Estonia: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 0.7% in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
0.7%
Change on year
down 42.3%
World rank
141st
of 142 countries
All-time high
29.3%
in 1998
All-time low
0.7%
in 2018
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Estonia, 1998–2018

01020301998200820181998: 29.3 %1999: 18.1 %2000: 14.9 %2001: 13.8 %2002: 12.3 %2003: 13.2 %2004: 12.2 %2005: 10.1 %2006: 9.6 %2007: 9 %2008: 9.1 %2009: 8.5 %2010: 8.2 %2011: 10.6 %2012: 12.6 %2013: 13.6 %2014: 9.1 %2015: 6.7 %2016: 4.8 %2017: 1.3 %2018: 0.746 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Estonia is 0.7%, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

The figure is down 42.3% on the previous year and down 91.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Estonia peaked at 29.3% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2018.

That places Estonia 141st out of 142 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in Estonia, 1998 to 2018.
Year % Change
1998 29.3%
1999 18.1% -38.1%
2000 14.9% -17.9%
2001 13.8% -7.4%
2002 12.3% -11.1%
2003 13.2% +7.6%
2004 12.2% -7.6%
2005 10.1% -16.7%
2006 9.6% -5.2%
2007 9.0% -6.6%
2008 9.1% +1.6%
2009 8.5% -6.5%
2010 8.2% -3.5%
2011 10.6% +28.3%
2012 12.6% +19.6%
2013 13.6% +7.6%
2014 9.1% -33.1%
2015 6.7% -25.9%
2016 4.8% -28.3%
2017 1.3% -73.3%
2018 0.7% -42.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23.7% 18.1% 29.3% 2
2000s 11.3% 8.5% 14.9% 10
2010s 7.5% 0.7% 13.6% 9

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 138 Belgium 1.4% compare
  2. 139 Sweden 1.4% compare
  3. 140 Netherlands 1.1% compare
  4. 142 Hong Kong, China 0.7% compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

More reference data data for Estonia

All data for Estonia →

Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Estonia?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Estonia was 0.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 29.3% in 1998.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2018.
How does Estonia rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Estonia ranks 141st out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 91.8%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). 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 rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Estonia. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Retrieved 11 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/out-of-school-rate-for-youth-of-upper-secondary-school-age-male-percent/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-rate-for-youth-of-upper-secondary-school-age-male-percent/estonia/">Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Estonia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.