Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Estonia

Estonia: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 6,921 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
6,921 number
Change on year
up 3.8%
World rank
160th
of 205 countries
All-time high
10,882 number
in 1987
All-time low
5,482 number
in 2013
Years of data
51
1970–2020

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Estonia, 1970–2020

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Estonia stood at 6,921 number.

That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Estonia peaked at 10,882 number in 1987 and was at its lowest, 5,482 number, in 2013.

That places Estonia 160th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number) in Estonia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 9,819 number
1971 9,925 number +1.1%
1972 10,005 number +0.8%
1973 10,019 number +0.1%
1974 9,994 number -0.2%
1975 9,942 number -0.5%
1976 9,868 number -0.7%
1977 9,824 number -0.4%
1978 9,791 number -0.3%
1979 9,768 number -0.2%
1980 9,728 number -0.4%
1981 9,752 number +0.2%
1982 9,921 number +1.7%
1983 10,164 number +2.4%
1984 10,386 number +2.2%
1985 10,644 number +2.5%
1986 10,854 number +2.0%
1987 10,882 number +0.3%
1988 10,838 number -0.4%
1989 10,840 number +0.0%
1990 10,827 number -0.1%
1991 10,816 number -0.1%
1992 10,728 number -0.8%
1993 10,666 number -0.6%
1994 10,405 number -2.4%
1995 10,341 number -0.6%
1996 10,289 number -0.5%
1997 10,298 number +0.1%
1998 10,338 number +0.4%
1999 10,375 number +0.4%
2000 10,375 number +0.0%
2001 10,394 number +0.2%
2002 10,297 number -0.9%
2003 9,890 number -4.0%
2004 9,285 number -6.1%
2005 8,711 number -6.2%
2006 8,138 number -6.6%
2007 7,573 number -6.9%
2008 7,078 number -6.5%
2009 6,645 number -6.1%
2010 6,219 number -6.4%
2011 5,775 number -7.1%
2012 5,505 number -4.7%
2013 5,482 number -0.4%
2014 5,631 number +2.7%
2015 5,786 number +2.8%
2016 5,955 number +2.9%
2017 6,163 number +3.5%
2018 6,413 number +4.1%
2019 6,670 number +4.0%
2020 6,921 number +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9,896 number 9,768 number 10,019 number 10
1980s 10,401 number 9,728 number 10,882 number 10
1990s 10,508 number 10,289 number 10,827 number 10
2000s 8,839 number 6,645 number 10,394 number 10
2010s 5,960 number 5,482 number 6,670 number 10
2020s 6,921 number 6,921 number 6,921 number 1

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 157 Mauritius 7,592 number compare
  2. 158 Solomon Islands 7,555 number compare
  3. 159 Guyana 6,959 number compare
  4. 161 Bhutan 6,627 number compare
  5. 162 Cape Verde 5,030 number compare
  6. 163 Suriname 4,957 number compare

See the full ranking of 205 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Estonia?
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Estonia was 6,921 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 10,882 number in 1987.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 5,482 number in 2013.
How does Estonia rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Estonia ranks 160th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of the official entrance age to secondary general rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 10,014 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.