School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Estonia

Estonia: School age population, one year before than official primary entry was 7,272 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
7,272 number
Change on year
down 1.9%
World rank
159th
of 202 countries
All-time high
11,714 number
in 1991
All-time low
5,609 number
in 2007
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Estonia, 1970–2020

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Estonia is 7,272 number, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Estonia peaked at 11,714 number in 1991 and was at its lowest, 5,609 number, in 2007.

That places Estonia 159th out of 202 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.

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Estonia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number) in Estonia, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 9,754 number —
1971 9,768 number +0.1%
1972 9,710 number -0.6%
1973 9,657 number -0.5%
1974 9,636 number -0.2%
1975 9,680 number +0.5%
1976 9,824 number +1.5%
1977 10,047 number +2.3%
1978 10,327 number +2.8%
1979 10,620 number +2.8%
1980 10,860 number +2.3%
1981 10,970 number +1.0%
1982 10,961 number -0.1%
1983 10,877 number -0.8%
1984 10,778 number -0.9%
1985 10,744 number -0.3%
1986 10,869 number +1.2%
1987 11,050 number +1.7%
1988 11,284 number +2.1%
1989 11,520 number +2.1%
1990 11,687 number +1.4%
1991 11,714 number +0.2%
1992 11,610 number -0.9%
1993 11,421 number -1.6%
1994 11,214 number -1.8%
1995 10,928 number -2.6%
1996 10,530 number -3.6%
1997 9,956 number -5.5%
1998 9,244 number -7.2%
1999 8,481 number -8.3%
2000 7,752 number -8.6%
2001 7,193 number -7.2%
2002 6,725 number -6.5%
2003 6,332 number -5.8%
2004 6,019 number -4.9%
2005 5,789 number -3.8%
2006 5,636 number -2.6%
2007 5,609 number -0.5%
2008 5,745 number +2.4%
2009 5,989 number +4.2%
2010 6,284 number +4.9%
2011 6,548 number +4.2%
2012 6,807 number +4.0%
2013 7,076 number +4.0%
2014 7,327 number +3.5%
2015 7,534 number +2.8%
2016 7,664 number +1.7%
2017 7,661 number -0.0%
2018 7,563 number -1.3%
2019 7,416 number -1.9%
2020 7,272 number -1.9%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 7,272 number is below the median for high income countries, which is 27,738 number, 26% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 7,272 number is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37,030 number, 20% of the median. (52 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 9,902 number 9,636 number 10,620 number 10
1980s 10,991 number 10,744 number 11,520 number 10
1990s 10,678 number 8,481 number 11,714 number 10
2000s 6,279 number 5,609 number 7,752 number 10
2010s 7,188 number 6,284 number 7,664 number 10
2020s 7,272 number 7,272 number 7,272 number 1

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 156 Trinidad and Tobago 9,255 number compare
  2. 157 Fiji 8,674 number compare
  3. 158 Guyana 7,280 number compare
  4. 160 Mauritius 6,321 number compare
  5. 161 Bhutan 6,021 number compare
  6. 162 Cape Verde 5,283 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places →

More reference data data for Estonia

All data for Estonia →

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry in Estonia?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Estonia was 7,272 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 11,714 number in 1991.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 5,609 number in 2007.
How does Estonia rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry?
Estonia ranks 159th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 51 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Estonia. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 29 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/school-age-population-one-year-before-than-official-primary-entry-age-female-number/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/school-age-population-one-year-before-than-official-primary-entry-age-female-number/estonia/">School age population, one year before than official primary entry in Estonia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/