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

Estonia: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 7,610 number in 2020. β–Ό Falling

Latest (2020)
7,610 number
Change on year
down 2.5%
World rank
159th
of 202 countries
All-time high
12,103 number
in 1990
All-time low
5,901 number
in 2007
Years of data
51
1970–2020

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

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Estonia stood at 7,610 number.

That represents a change of down 2.5% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Estonia peaked at 12,103 number in 1990 and was at its lowest, 5,901 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10,331 number 10,007 number 11,100 number 10
1980s 11,438 number 11,158 number 11,948 number 10
1990s 11,189 number 9,049 number 12,103 number 10
2000s 6,636 number 5,901 number 8,271 number 10
2010s 7,603 number 6,615 number 8,157 number 10
2020s 7,610 number 7,610 number 7,610 number 1

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 156 Trinidad and Tobago 9,564 number compare
  2. 157 Fiji, Republic of 9,113 number compare
  3. 158 Guyana 7,734 number compare
  4. 160 Mauritius 6,567 number compare
  5. 161 Bhutan 6,226 number compare
  6. 162 Suriname 5,481 number compare

See the full ranking of 247 places β†’

More reference data data for Estonia

All data for Estonia β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Estonia?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Estonia was 7,610 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Estonia?
The highest recorded value was 12,103 number in 1990.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Estonia?
The lowest recorded value was 5,901 number in 2007.
How does Estonia rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Estonia ranks 159th out of 202 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Estonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, male (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

Male 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/