Population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Estonia

Estonia: Population of the official entrance age to secondary general was 7,356 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
7,356 number
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
159th
of 205 countries
All-time high
11,358 number
in 1986
All-time low
5,790 number
in 2013
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Estonia is 7,356 number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of up 4.0% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to secondary general in Estonia peaked at 11,358 number in 1986 and was at its lowest, 5,790 number, in 2013.

Estonia ranks 159th of 205 countries on this measure, 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, male (number) in Estonia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 10,292 number
1971 10,328 number +0.3%
1972 10,528 number +1.9%
1973 10,625 number +0.9%
1974 10,619 number -0.1%
1975 10,529 number -0.8%
1976 10,382 number -1.4%
1977 10,267 number -1.1%
1978 10,207 number -0.6%
1979 10,171 number -0.4%
1980 10,125 number -0.5%
1981 10,158 number +0.3%
1982 10,420 number +2.6%
1983 10,719 number +2.9%
1984 10,957 number +2.2%
1985 11,191 number +2.1%
1986 11,358 number +1.5%
1987 11,351 number -0.1%
1988 11,312 number -0.3%
1989 11,311 number -0.0%
1990 11,290 number -0.2%
1991 11,251 number -0.3%
1992 11,149 number -0.9%
1993 11,058 number -0.8%
1994 10,789 number -2.4%
1995 10,710 number -0.7%
1996 10,657 number -0.5%
1997 10,695 number +0.4%
1998 10,829 number +1.3%
1999 11,002 number +1.6%
2000 11,131 number +1.2%
2001 11,275 number +1.3%
2002 11,185 number -0.8%
2003 10,708 number -4.3%
2004 9,985 number -6.8%
2005 9,309 number -6.8%
2006 8,641 number -7.2%
2007 7,999 number -7.4%
2008 7,462 number -6.7%
2009 7,012 number -6.0%
2010 6,571 number -6.3%
2011 6,118 number -6.9%
2012 5,828 number -4.7%
2013 5,790 number -0.7%
2014 5,933 number +2.5%
2015 6,092 number +2.7%
2016 6,267 number +2.9%
2017 6,493 number +3.6%
2018 6,782 number +4.5%
2019 7,072 number +4.3%
2020 7,356 number +4.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10,395 number 10,171 number 10,625 number 10
1980s 10,890 number 10,125 number 11,358 number 10
1990s 10,943 number 10,657 number 11,290 number 10
2000s 9,471 number 7,012 number 11,275 number 10
2010s 6,295 number 5,790 number 7,072 number 10
2020s 7,356 number 7,356 number 7,356 number 1

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 156 Fiji 8,489 number compare
  2. 157 Solomon Islands 8,062 number compare
  3. 158 Mauritius 7,884 number compare
  4. 160 Guyana 7,151 number compare
  5. 161 Bhutan 6,826 number compare
  6. 162 Suriname 5,329 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 7,356 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 11,358 number in 1986.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to secondary general recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 5,790 number in 2013.
How does Estonia rank for population of the official entrance age to secondary general?
Estonia ranks 159th 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 11.9%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (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
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary general education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.