School age population, early childhood educational development in Estonia

Estonia: School age population, early childhood educational development was 21,208 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
21,208 number
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
77th
of 92 countries
All-time high
23,588 number
in 2013
All-time low
19,449 number
in 2017
Years of data
8
2013–2020

School age population, early childhood educational development in Estonia, 2013–2020

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k2013201620202013: 23.6k number2014: 22.1k number2015: 21.1k number2016: 20.5k number2017: 19.4k number2018: 19.8k number2019: 20.9k number2020: 21.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 21,208 number for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2020.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.

That places Estonia 77th out of 92 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

School age population, early childhood educational development in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number) in Estonia, 2013 to 2020.
Year number Change
2013 23,588 number
2014 22,075 number -6.4%
2015 21,076 number -4.5%
2016 20,462 number -2.9%
2017 19,449 number -5.0%
2018 19,768 number +1.6%
2019 20,854 number +5.5%
2020 21,208 number +1.7%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 21,208 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 82,443 number, 26% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 21,208 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 61,890 number, 34% of the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 21,039 number 19,449 number 23,588 number 7
2020s 21,208 number 21,208 number 21,208 number 1

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 74 North Macedonia 23,675 number compare
  2. 75 Latvia 22,328 number compare
  3. 76 Bahrain 21,886 number compare
  4. 78 Slovenia 21,020 number compare
  5. 79 Cyprus 14,352 number compare
  6. 80 Montenegro 7,650 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Estonia?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Estonia was 21,208 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 23,588 number in 2013.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 19,449 number in 2017.
How does Estonia rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Estonia ranks 77th out of 92 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. 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 School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/