Children out of school, primary in Estonia
Estonia: Children out of school, primary was 3,091 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Children out of school, primary in Estonia, 2014–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary in Estonia is 3,091, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 36.5% on the previous year and up 59.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Estonia peaked at 3,091 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1,613, in 2022.
Estonia ranks 142nd of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2,065 | 1,933 | 2,142 | 6 |
| 2020s | 2,181 | 1,613 | 3,091 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 139 Barbados 3,420 compare
- 140 United Kingdom 3,326 compare
- 141 Micronesia (country) 3,301 compare
- 143 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,933 compare
- 144 Australia 2,833 compare
- 145 Portugal 2,741 compare
More education data for Estonia
- Lower secondary school starting age 13 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.3% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 7 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 97.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 8,627 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 97.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 98.1% (2024)
- Labor force, total 754,206 (2025)
- Labor force, female 49.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Estonia?
- Children out of school, primary in Estonia was 3,091 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,091 in 2024.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,613 in 2022.
- How does Estonia rank for children out of school, primary?
- Estonia ranks 142nd out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 59.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.